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bigip ltm ve license managmenet
Hi, How can I manage the license for big ip ltm ve. If I delete the vm which had active license, I am not able to use the same license with new VM. do I need to use new license every time I delete the old and start a new bigip VM?
- adrock_1854Nimbostratus
Technically, no you do not need a new license each time - F5 support can release the license (called an "allow move") to enable it to be provisioned on a new VE. This is required as the new VM has a different UUID than the VM previously deployed.
That said, why do you want to churn VE VM images so frequently? Could you achieve what you're trying to do by reverting to a "clean install" BIG-IP config archive, created post licensing?
- adrock_1854NimbostratusNo, that SOL just describes configuration - I'm talking about the way the VE system is actually licensed. Have a look at this, especially if you're running on VMware: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/500/sol13570.html
- b_136889Nimbostratusthis is wat u talking abt ? http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/100/sol13132.html
- dirtycacheNimbostratus
Technically, no you do not need a new license each time - F5 support can release the license (called an "allow move") to enable it to be provisioned on a new VE. This is required as the new VM has a different UUID than the VM previously deployed.
That said, why do you want to churn VE VM images so frequently? Could you achieve what you're trying to do by reverting to a "clean install" BIG-IP config archive, created post licensing?
- dirtycacheNimbostratusNo, that SOL just describes configuration - I'm talking about the way the VE system is actually licensed. Have a look at this, especially if you're running on VMware: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/500/sol13570.html
- b_136889Nimbostratusthis is wat u talking abt ? http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/100/sol13132.html
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