Manual Chapter :
Add and
activate a purchased, volume, or utility license pool on a BIG-IQ connected to the
internet (automatic method)
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 7.0.0
Add and
activate a purchased, volume, or utility license pool on a BIG-IQ connected to the
internet (automatic method)
To add and activate a license, you
must have a base registration key. You get your key 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 can use this procedure to automatically contact the F5
license server for activation if F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management system is:
- Connected to the public internet.
- Able to access theactivate.f5.comsite.
- Existing firewalls allow port 443 to pass through.
You add and activate a purchased, volume, or utility
pool license so you can make it available for assignment to BIG-IP
VEs in your network. When you activate a volume or pool license
using this method, BIG-IQ activates the associated offerings
automatically.
- At the top of the screen, clickDevices.
- On the left, click .
- Click theAdd Licensebutton.
- In theBase Registration Keyfield, type or paste the registration key, and into theAdd-on Keysfield, type or paste any associated add-on keys.
- For theActivation Methodsetting, selectAutomatic.
- Click theActivatebutton at the bottom of the screen.
- Review the EULA, and if you agree with the terms, click theAcceptbutton at the bottom of the screen.
Activating licenses with offerings can take 5-10 minutes, depending on the
number of offerings. A status bar displays on the licenses and license properties
pages to show you the progress. When the activation status displays as
Active
, you can assign a license from the
pool to a BIG-IP VE device.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.
