Manual Chapter : Troubleshooting a BIG-IP System with a Rate-Limited License

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BIG-IP LTM

  • 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0

BIG-IP DNS

  • 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
Manual Chapter

Troubleshooting a BIG-IP System with a Rate-Limited License

About BIG-IP DNS and DNS rate-limited license statistics

If you have a BIG-IP DNS or DNS Services rate-limited license, BIG-IP DNS displays statistics about the rate limits including
Rate Limit (RPS)
and
Rate Rejects
.

Viewing rate-limited license statistics

Before you start this task, ensure that the BIG-IP system has a rate-limited license.
You can view statistics about DNS and DNS Services licensed service rates to help you determine when to upgrade your license.
  1. On the Main tab, click
    Statistics
    Module Statistics
    Local Traffic
    .
    The Local Traffic statistics screen opens.
  2. From the
    Statistics Type
    list, select
    Profiles Summary
    .
  3. In the Global Profile Statistics area, in the Details column of the DNS profile, click
    View
    .
  4. In the DNS area, view the
    Rate Limit (RPS)
    and
    Rate Rejects
    statistics.
    Statistic type
    Description
    Rate Limit (RPS
    )
    The number of DNS name resolution requests per second the BIG-IP system handles based on the rate-limited license installed on the system.
    Rate Rejects
    The number of DNS requests that the BIG-IP system has rejected based on the rate limit of the license installed on the system.