Manual Chapter :
Add and activate a standalone registration key on
a BIG-IQ not connected to the internet (manual method)
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 7.0.0
Add and activate a standalone registration key on
a BIG-IQ not connected to the internet (manual method)
You must have your base registration key before
you can activate it. You get this from F5 Networks, typically in the form of an email.
If you do not have a base registration key, contact the F5 Networks sales group
(
f5.com
).You add and activate standalone registration keys to a
registration key pool to make them available for assignment to BIG-IP VE devices
from BIG-IQ. This gives you the flexibility to assign and revoke licenses as needed
for your managed devices, without requiring you to contact F5. If your BIG-IQ system
is not connected to the public internet, you can activate the registration key using
this manual procedure, rather than automatically contacting the F5 license
server.
You cannot re-activate (or import) registration
keys from currently-active BIG-IP VE licenses. For devices in your network that are
already licensed, contact F5 Support for assistance in transferring them to BIG-IQ
for license management. Create a pool for each type of service the registration key
is licensed for. It's best not to create a registration pool that contains keys for
licenses with different or mixed services.
- On the left, click .
- Click theAdd RegKey Poolbutton.
- In the Registration Key Pool Name box, type a name for this pool.
- Click theAddRegKeybutton.
- In theBase Registration Keyfield, type or paste the registration key, and into theAdd-on Keysfield, type or paste an associated add-on keys.
- For theActivation Methodsetting, selectManual.
- Click theGenerate Dossierbutton.The screen refreshes to display the dossier.
- Select and copy the dossier.
- Click theAccess F5 manual activation web portallink.The F5 Product Licensing site opens.
- Paste the dossier into theEnter Your Dossierbox and click theNextbutton.
- Click theActivate Licenselink.
- Review the EULA, and if you agree with the terms, click theAcceptbutton at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the license and copy and paste it into theLicense Textbox.
- Click theActivatebutton at the bottom of the screen.
If a license or offering fails to activate,
the license displays with a yellow triangle next to it in the list. You'll need to
reactivate that license and its offerings. For individual offerings, you can add an
optional description for identification after activation.
