Bug ID 686763: asm_start is consuming too much memory

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 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

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.3, 12.1.5.3

Opened: Oct 03, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

asm_start is consuming too much memory.

Impact

Increase memory pressure on the device.

Conditions

Roll forward a device with a large ASM configuration.

Workaround

Run the following command: restart asm

Fix Information

asm_start no longer increases its memory footprint during upgrade.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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