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Juha_107583
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Jul 24, 2013

What causes IF-MIB::ifIndex to change?

Hi,   We're doing interface monitoring (F5 LTM 1600 Version 10.2.4) based on the IF-MIB::ifIndex , but the problem is that we've noticed that the index is changing. I would need to know what cau...
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nitass
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Jul 25, 2013
When certain BIG-IP processes, such as mcpd or tmm restart, the mapping between the interface names and interface index values on the host changessol9432: The radvd process generates error messages when the interface index (ifIndex) values change

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/400/sol9432.html

 

 

there is request for enhancement which has not yet been implemented.

 

 

ID249120 - [RFE] stable Linux ifindexes for VLANs across configuration reloads and restarts