Symptoms

When a Diameter pool member is marked force-offline, it continues to process persistent connections.

Impact

Pool member continues to process persistent connections after being forced offline.

Conditions

Configure pool member state to force-offline, before initiating Diameter connections.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Force offline is working as expected, processing only active connections. A new stat "Messages dropped due to Force Offline" has been introduced in Router stats for DIAMETER, SIP, MQTT and HTTP.

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips