Manual Chapter : Create a license usage report and submit it to F5 Networks for billing

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 7.0.0
Manual Chapter

Create a license usage report and submit it to F5 Networks for billing

You create a license usage report to submit to F5 Networks for billing purposes.
  1. At the top of the screen, click
    Devices
    .
  2. On the left, click
    LICENSE MANAGEMENT
    Reports
    .
  3. Click the
    Generate
    button.
  4. For Type, select
    Utility Billing Report
    .
  5. 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.
  6. Select a
    Submission Method
    .
  7. If you want to obscure the device's host name and IP address in the report, select
    Yes
    for
    Obfuscate Data
    .
  8. Click
    Submit
    at the bottom of the screen.
When BIG-IQ successfully generates the report and submits it to F5 Networks, it also downloads and it displays in the reports list. If the report fails to create properly, the system displays an error message. If this happens, you can automatically re-submit the report from the license reports screen. Alternatively, you can email a copy to
vesubscriptions@f5.com
.