Bug ID 754591: Saving configuration by tmsh is taking a long time and it is being called frequently

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Opened: Jan 04, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

-- The system is randomly running auto 'save sys config'. -- Completion of the save operation is taking a longer time than expected.

Impact

The 'tmsh save sys config' command is being called frequently and saving the configuration takes a long time. The length of time it takes to save depends on the size of the configuration.

Conditions

-- No specific steps. This occurs in the course of normal operations. -- The system has a very large configuration.

Workaround

Stop the auto update by running the following command: bigstart stop httpd

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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