Problem with sync in another partition then Common (v11.2.1)

Hello, is there anybody who has a clue what can be wrong? Thanks, Zdenek

can you explain more about your configuration such as are you using route domain, what is config-sync ip, what is failover ip, what is tmsh show cm sync-status ouput, etc?

yes, I use own route domain for each partition. config-sync IP: 10.21.8.97 (Active unit), 10.21.8.98 (Standby unit) failover IP: 10.21.8.97 (Active unit), 10.21.8.98 (Standby unit)

 show cm sync-status:

Color    green
Status   In Sync
Summary  All devices in the device group are in sync
Details
         /Common/standbyLB.domain.com: connected (for 5884590 seconds)
         /Common/HA_group (In Sync): All devices in the device group are in sync

          /Common/device_trust_group (In Sync): All devices in the device group are in sync

Please notice that after all it is synced, because I can sync all config from Common partition. But its not possible to do Syncing from another then Common partition (and status is disconnected there) I noticed this behavior also in another our LBs, all have 11.2.1 version..

oh my, sorry for bad formating and now I am not able to edit my previous response :-/

this is mine.

 version

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) show sys version |grep -A 6 Main\ Package
Main Package
  Product  BIG-IP
  Version  11.2.1
  Build    1179.0
  Edition  Hotfix HF6
  Date     Fri Apr 26 20:05:54 PDT 2013

 common partition at unit 1

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list cm device B8900-R10-S10.lab.ss.f5net.com configsync-ip
cm device B8900-R10-S10.lab.ss.f5net.com {
    configsync-ip 10.0.0.1
}
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list cm device B8900-R10-S10.lab.ss.f5net.com unicast-address
cm device B8900-R10-S10.lab.ss.f5net.com {
    unicast-address {
        {
            effective-ip 10.0.0.1
            effective-port cap
            ip 10.0.0.1
            port cap
        }
    }
}
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list net self
net self 10.0.0.1/24 {
    address 10.0.0.1/24
    allow-service {
        default
    }
    traffic-group traffic-group-local-only
    vlan common_vlan
}
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list net route-domain
net route-domain 0 {
    description "Default Route Domain"
    id 0
    vlans {
        common_vlan
    }
}

 common partition at unit 2

root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/Common)(tmos) list cm device B8900-R10-S8.lab.ss.f5net.com configsync-ip
cm device B8900-R10-S8.lab.ss.f5net.com {
    configsync-ip 10.0.0.2
}
root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/Common)(tmos) list cm device B8900-R10-S8.lab.ss.f5net.com unicast-address
cm device B8900-R10-S8.lab.ss.f5net.com {
    unicast-address {
        {
            effective-ip 10.0.0.2
            effective-port cap
            ip 10.0.0.2
            port cap
        }
    }
}
root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/Common)(tmos) list net self
net self 10.0.0.2/24 {
    address 10.0.0.2/24
    allow-service {
        default
    }
    traffic-group traffic-group-local-only
    vlan common_vlan
}
root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/Common)(tmos) list net route-domain
net route-domain 0 {
    description "Default Route Domain"
    id 0
    vlans {
        common_vlan
    }
}

 test partition at unit 1

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos) list net self
net self 20.0.0.1%1/24 {
    address 20.0.0.1%1/24
    allow-service {
        default
    }
    partition test
    traffic-group /Common/traffic-group-local-only
    vlan test_vlan
}
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos) list net route-domain
net route-domain 1 {
    id 1
    partition test
    vlans {
        test_vlan
    }
}

 test partition at unit 2

root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/test)(tmos) list net self
net self 20.0.0.2%1/24 {
    address 20.0.0.2%1/24
    allow-service {
        default
    }
    partition test
    traffic-group /Common/traffic-group-local-only
    vlan test_vlan
}
root@(B8900-R10-S8)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Standby)(/test)(tmos) list net route-domain
net route-domain 1 {
    id 1
    partition test
    vlans {
        test_vlan
    }
}

 config-sync

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos) create ltm pool test_pool

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos) list ltm pool
ltm pool test_pool {
    partition test
}

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync Changes Pending)(Active)(/test)(tmos) run cm config-sync to-group /Common/dg
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync Changes Pending)(Active)(/test)(tmos)
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync Not All Devices Synced)(Active)(/test)(tmos)
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync Not All Devices Synced)(Active)(/test)(tmos)
root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos)

root@(B8900-R10-S10)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/test)(tmos) show cm sync-status

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CM::Sync Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Color    green
Status   In Sync
Summary  All devices in the device group are in sync
Details
         /Common/B8900-R10-S8.lab.ss.f5net.com: connected (for 578 seconds)
         /Common/device_trust_group (In Sync): All devices in the device group are in sync
         /Common/dg (In Sync): All devices in the device group are in sync

"configsync and failover ip are in default route domain/common partition, aren't they?" - yes they are in Common partition in dedicated route domain for that partition.

I compared your setup with mine and its exactly the same, also test with creating pool and configsync from the partition another then Common was working via tmsh. But web GUI still shows disconnected and accept syncing only when I am in Common partition.

i think it may be good to open a support case.

Hello

We have the exact same issue. We are using 11.2.1 as well.

Is this normal? But what about if you have multiple customers, each with their own partition?

I'll would appreciate any advice.

Thanks,