Bug ID 701025: BD restart on a device where 'provision.tmmcountactual' is set to a non-default value

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 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, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 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, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0

Opened: Jan 08, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

BD restarts with this error: Plugin configuration load timeout. Exiting.

Impact

BD restarts continuously.

Conditions

The db variable 'provision.tmmcountactual' is set to a number lower than the actual CPU count.

Workaround

You can use any of these workarounds: -- In the GUI, set 'RWThreads' under Security :: Options : Application Security : Advanced Configuration : System Variables. -- Use the 'add_del_internal' utility: ---------------------- # /usr/share/ts/bin/add_del_internal USAGE: /usr/share/ts/bin/add_del_internal add <param_name> <param_value> [--default <default_value>] /usr/share/ts/bin/add_del_internal update <param_name> <param_value> [--default <default_value>] /usr/share/ts/bin/add_del_internal delete <param_name> ---------------------- -- Set the bd internal parameter num_rw_threads to the amount of plugin channels that TMM expects. -- Revert 'provision.tmmcountactual' sys db to the default value.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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