Bug ID 817989: Cannot change managemnet IP from GUI

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.0.1.2

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 15.1.10

Opened: Aug 27, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

You are unable to change the management IP from the GUI

Impact

The GUI indicates that it will redirect you to the new IP address. You will eventually be redirected but the management IP address is not changed on the BIG-IP device.

Conditions

This is encountered when using the GUI to change the management IP address via the System :: Platform page.

Workaround

Use tmsh to create the management IP. This will overwrite the old one. Example: create /sys management-ip [ip address/prefixlen] To view the management IP configurations tmsh list /sys management-ip

Fix Information

Should be able to set the Management IP from GUI as below 1. Go to System->Platform page. 2. Choose Configuration -> Manual and set some other IPv4 address 3. Press the Update button.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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