Bug ID 794889: Pool member state force-offline processes persistent connections in Diameter.

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Fixed In:
16.0.0

Opened: Jun 18, 2019

Severity: 4-Minor

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.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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