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F5 | 838337
The BIG-IP system's time zone database does not reflect recent changes implemented by Brazil in regard to DST.
Last update date:
4/26/2024
Affected products:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP All
Affected releases:
11.6.0
11.6.1
11.6.2
11.6.3
11.6.3.1
11.6.3.2
11.6.3.3
11.6.3.4
11.6.4
11.6.5
11.6.5.1
11.6.5.2
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Bug ID 838337: The BIG-IP system's time zone database does not reflect recent changes implemented by Brazil in regard to DST. ... In 2019, Brazil cancelled DST (Daylight Saving Time) and is now on standard time indefinitely. ... The BIG-IP system's time zone database needs to be updated to reflect this change. ... Impact ... Hence time will spring forward and backward on previously designated dates. ... This will have no impact to application traffic handled by the BIG-IP system. ... However, logs, alerts, reports, cron jobs, etc. will use incorrect time. ... Note: You can inspect the time changes your system is due to apply by running the following command from the BIG-IP system's advanced shell (bash): zdump -v <timezone> For example: zdump -v America/Sao_Paulo ... Workaround ... As a workaround, you can set the BIG-IP system's time zone to that of a different country with the same UTC offset and already not observing DST. ... For example, instead of using "America/Sao_Paul", you ...
