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Possible multicast or broadcast loop on SFP NICs detected: F5 Alert of the Week

Posted by on February 6, 2015 in Alerts, F5

This is a real life sample alert from indeni for F5 Load Balancing Methods

Description:

According to F5’s SOL14455, SFP NICs on this OS version may cause a broadcast / multicast loop.

Manual Remediation Steps:

Review your settings to determine if this is an actual issue on your system. Please read SOL14455.

How does this alert work?

indeni checks to see if this device is using SFP NICs (that are UP) and is running versions 11.2.1 or 11.3.0 or 11.4.0. If it is, an alert is issued.

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