Manual Chapter : Create a historical usage report to see how the BIG-IP VE devices were licensed during a specific time period

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 7.0.0
Manual Chapter

Create a historical usage report to see how the BIG-IP VE devices were licensed during a specific time period

Before you can create a historical usage report, you must have already licensed BIG-IP VE devices.
You can create a historical usage report to see how you've been using certain license types during a specific time period. This can help you plan and budget for future resources. This report is available in a downloadable CSV format to make it easy for you to reformat and share the information in any way you want.
  1. At the top of the screen, click
    Devices
    .
  2. On the left, click
    LICENSE MANAGEMENT
    Reports
    .
  3. Click the
    Generate
    button.
  4. For the
    Type
    option, select
    Historical Report
    .
  5. Select a license type from the list to narrow the results to the license type you want to create a report for.
  6. From the
    Available
    list, click the license you want to run a report for, and click the arrow to move it to the
    Selected
    list.
  7. In the Usage Period area, in the
    Starting Date
    and
    Ending Date
    fields, type the date range for the report. Alternatively, click the calendars and navigate to the dates.
  8. Click the
    Download
    button and select an option to open the file, or save the file.