Bug ID 686062: The dynconfd daemon uses UDP ports inefficiently

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.3.6

Opened: Sep 28, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When performing DNS queries to resolve FQDN node names to IP addresses, the dynconfd daemon may open UDP ports in excess of what is actually needed.

Impact

The dynconfd daemon uses more UDP ports than is strictly necessary.

Conditions

This occurs when using FQDN node names, with multiple system DNS name servers configured.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

The dynconfd daemon makes more efficient use of UDP ports when performing DNS queries to resolve FQDN node names to IP addresses.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips