Manual Chapter :
Licensing
Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IP AAM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP APM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP Link Controller
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP Analytics
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP LTM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP AFM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP PEM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP DNS
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
BIG-IP ASM
- 15.0.1, 15.0.0
Licensing
About licensing
You must activate a valid license on the BIG-IP® system before you
can use it. To activate a license for the system, you must have a base registration key.
The base registration key is a 27-character string that informs the license server about
which F5 products you are entitled to license. The base registration key is preinstalled
on your system. If you do not already have a base registration key, you can obtain one
from F5 Technical Support (
support.f5.com/
).If the system is not yet licensed, the Configuration utility prompts you to enter the
base registration key. Certain systems might require you to enter keys for additional
modules in the Add-On Registration Key List field.
If a BIG-IP device is not licensed and you attempt to load a configuration, the BIG-IP
system configuration loads, but the system indicates it is OFFLINE, and will not pass
traffic until you apply a license. You need to either add the appropriate license, or
remove the configuration elements for the module that is not licensed.
When you install a
license for an Add-On module, you must also provision resources for the module.
Activate a license
automatically using the Configuration utility
You can license the BIG-IP® system using the automatic activation method if the
system is configured to route traffic to the Internet.
- From a workstation attached to the network on which you configured the management interface, type the following URL syntax where<management_IP_address>is the address you configured for device management:https://<management_IP_address>
- At the login prompt, type the default user nameadmin, and passwordadmin, and clickLog in.The Configuration utility opens. If this is the first time that you have run the Configuration utility, the system presents the Licensing screen of the Setup utility.
- ClickActivate.
- For theActivation Methodsetting, selectAutomatic.
- ClickNext.
Activate a license manually using the Configuration utility
You can license a BIG-IP® system using the manual
activation method if the system is not configured to route traffic to the
Internet.
- From a workstation attached to the network on which you configured the management interface, type the following URL syntax where<management_IP_address>is the address you configured for device management:https://<management_IP_address>
- At the login prompt, type the default user nameadmin, and passwordadmin, and clickLog in.The Configuration utility opens. If this is the first time that you have run the Configuration utility, the system presents the Licensing screen of the Setup utility.
- ClickActivate.
- For theActivation Methodsetting, selectManual.
- ClickNext.
- For theManual Methodsetting, selectCopy/Paste Text.
- For theStep 1: Dossiersetting, select and copy the dossier text.
- Access the F5 license activation tool athttps://activate.f5.com/license/dossier.jsp.
- Paste the dossier text in the box, or if you saved the dossier as a text file, browse to that file.
- ClickNext.
The BIG-IP system reloads the configuration with the license. Traffic
processing might be interrupted during this process.
Reactivate a
license using the Configuration utility
You can reactivate an expired BIG-IP® system license.
- From a workstation attached to the network on which you configured the management interface, type the following URL syntax where<management_IP_address>is the address you configured for device management:https://<management_IP_address>
- At the login prompt, type the default user nameadmin, and passwordadmin, and clickLog in.The Configuration utility opens. If this is the first time that you have run the Configuration utility, the system presents the Licensing screen of the Setup utility.
- On the Main tab, click.The License Summary screen displays.
- ClickRe-activate.
- For theActivation Methodsetting, select eitherAutomaticorManual.
- ClickNext.