Bug ID 754553: STP fails when passed through a BIG-IP system in VLAN group L2 transparent mode with bridge mode enabled

Last Modified: Apr 17, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4

Opened: Jan 03, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

STP error at the STP-enabled switch ports results in the switch ports being blocked.

Impact

Traffic does not pass through the BIG-IP system.

Conditions

-- BIG-IP system configured in VLAN group L2 transparent mode with bridge mode enabled. -- STP traffic between source and sink switch ports passing through the BIG-IP system.

Workaround

Use one of the following workarounds: -- Disable STP on the switch ports. -- Disable bridge mode on the VLAN group.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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