Big-IP can't start due to licenses?

That is most likely the issue. If you have a valid support contract you should contact support. If you do not have a valid support contract, there isn't much you can do.

John, What licence have you purchased? Sounds like you've not got ltm licenced and you're reloading a config which requires ltm.

You can check licence by running "tmsh show sys license"

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Thanks for answers!

Eric, I just want to try all options before asking support.

Nathan, this is the list of licences, so all should be ok:

    tmsh show sys license
    ...
    Active Modules
      LTM, 5 Gbps, VE
        IPV6 Gateway
        Rate Shaping
        Ram Cache
    ...
      PEM, VE
        Routing Bundle

Also, list of errors from ltm after restarting:

    err mcpd[16009]: 01180005:3: Evaluation license has expired.
    err chmand[15629]: 01180005:3: Evaluation license has expired.
    emerg mcpd[16009]: 01070608:0: License is not operational (expired or digital signature does not match contents).
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: Cookie persistence feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: Destination address persistence feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: Universal and hash persistence feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: MSRDP persistence feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: SIP persistence feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: Per-invocation log rate exceeded; throttling.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070356:3: Load balancing feature not licensed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070900:3: Incorrect number of fields: /Common/eam - class cnt: 0 instance cnt: 8
    err tmsh[18092]: 01420006:3: Loading configuration process failed.
    emerg load_config_files: "/usr/bin/tmsh -n -g load sys config partitions all" - failed. -- 01070356:3: Load balancing feature not licensed. Unexpected Error: Loading configuration process failed.
    err mcpd[16009]: 01070425:3: Full configuration load failed.
    notice sod[16369]: 010c0063:5: Waiting for Mcpd without a response. Try again...

The issue is that your evaluation license is expired:

err mcpd[16009]: 01180005:3: Evaluation license has expired. err chmand[15629]: 01180005:3: Evaluation license has expired. emerg mcpd[16009]: 01070608:0: License is not operational (expired or digital signature does not match contents).

how do I get TMSH I try to use it and I get an error

[root@bigip3:Active] config tmsh show sys license -bash: tmsh: command not found [root@bigip3:Active] config