Manual Chapter :
License the system automatically from the CLI
Applies To:
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F5OS-A
- 1.0.1, 1.0.0
License the system automatically from the CLI
For automatic
rSeries
system licensing,
the system needs to be able to connect to the F5 licensing server either
through the Internet or another means of networking. You need to have the Base
Registration Key (five sets of characters separated by hyphens) provided by
F5, and any add-on keys (two sets of 7 characters separated by a hyphen) that
you have purchased. The Base Registration Key with associated add-on keys are
pre-installed on a new rSeries
system.You can activate the
rSeries
system
license automatically from the CLI.- Connect using SSH to the management IP address.
- Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system using an account with admin access.When you log in to the system, you are in user (operational) mode.
- Change to config mode.configThe CLI prompt changes to include(config).
- Apply a license to the system.system licensing install registration-key <key>The registration key is optional. If it is not included, the system uses the one that is already pre-installed. If no registration key is found, you receive an error.This example applies a specified base registration license to the system:appliance-1(config)# system licensing install registration-key I1234-12345-12345-12345-1234567 result License installed successfully.
- Apply any add-on keys.system licensing install add-on-keys <add-on-keys>This example enables the additional features associated with the three specified add-on-keys, along with the entitlements of the base registration key:appliance-1(config)# system licensing install add-on-keys [1234567-1234567 2345678-2345678 3456789-3456789] result License installed successfully.
The system is licensed. The license and any
add-on keys apply to the system and all installed BIG-IP tenants.
