FIXES
This section provides a look at the fixes and enhancements
included in the PTF. Note that the section is broken down by PTF release
number, with the most recent PTF listed first.
What's fixed in this PTF (PTF-04)
Bigpipe internal error with long host names on non-crypto controllers
(CR17161)
Adding a host name with 15 or more characters no longer causes a
Segmentation Fault error in bigpipe.
Delayed binding connections with HTTP version 1.0 browsers (CR17280)
Delayed binding connections with HTTP version 1.0 browsers such as
Netscape 4.X and wget are no longer problematic.
OneConnect Keep-Alive operation with non HTTP version 1.1 browsers
(CR17140)
OneConnect Keep-Alive operation now functions normally with non HTTP
version 1.1 browsers.
Symbolic link configuration (CR17193)
Installing PTF-03 no longer causes an error with symbolic links
in /config.
SSL proxy header insertion (CR 16869)
The SSL proxy now performs header insertion only on non-pipelined requests
using WebDAV and standard (RFC 2616) HTTP methods.
What's fixed from PTF-03
Auto lasthop feature and active FTP (CR15911)
Auto lasthop now properly handles active FTP data connections.
Automap with SSL proxy (CR16312)
SNAT automap now works properly with the SSL proxy.
PowerApp.BIG-IP is now stable under load (CR15119)
The PowerApp.BIG-IP is now stable under load. You no longer see the
following error message: t_kill: connection node is NOT in bigip_table!
FIN-PUSH on small responses (CR16646)
The FIN-PUSH for small responses is now propagated properly when you are
using rules and cookie persistence.
FTP connection tracking ephemeral ports (CR15893)
Enhanced the tracking of FTP data connections on ephemeral ports.
GateD and address or routing changes (CR15738)
GateD now applies address and routing changes correctly to VLANs.
HTTP redirect (CR16012)
Added the ability to specify a protocol identifier for the HTTP redirect
feature. For more information, see Configurable protocol identifier for
HTTP redirection.
Interfaces get_version (iControl) (CR16360)
The interfaces get_version IDL now properly reports the iControl version.
Intermittent throughput with SSL/akamaizer gateway (CR16493)
You no longer have intermittent throughput with the SSL/akamaizer gateway.
L2 forwarding (CR15346)
Standby system in an L2 forwarding configuration no longer logs spurious
ARP overwrite messages.
Malformed packet instability (CR15940 and CR16336)
Malformed packets no longer cause the PowerApp.BIG-IP to become unstable.
memberStatus reports incorrectly (SNMP) (CR15885)
The memberStatus OID now reports member status correctly.
Network and wildcard virtual servers (CR16364)
You can now disable network and wildcard virtual servers on a VLAN.
Node/member without route (CR15975)
You now receive a warning when you attempt to add a member to a pool that
does not have a route.
Setting ARP disable (CR16171)
Disabling ARP on a network virtual server no longer destabilizes the
PowerApp.BIG-IP.
SNAT timeout (CR15629)
SNATs with virtual servers defined now time out connections properly.
SNMP node statistics (CR16107)
Made node statistics available through SNMP.
SSL virtual servers (CR16593)
Using SSL connection mirroring and SSL persistence mirroring on virtual
servers no longer causes the PowerApp.BIG-IP to become unstable.
Suppressed benign message (CR16703)
Suppressed benign message: parse_http: ignoring unexpected client data.
System information report (iControl) (CR15913)
System information is now reported properly through iControl IDL.
Telnetd security (CR15803)
Updated telnetd to improve security (CERT CA-2001-21.)
VLANs and multicast packets (CR15737)
VLANs now accept multicast packets properly.
What's fixed from PTF-02
Certificate information
You no longer need to re-enter certificate information when you re-run the
web-based First-Time Boot utility. (CR15056)
Configuration files
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