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Cirrus

Mar 07, 2012

F5-BIG-VE-LAB license

Hi there, I wonder what's actually licensed in F5-BIG-VE-LAB. Is it just LTM, or is ist all VE modules APM, ASM and GTM (as I was told by the distributor)? Furthermore: What are the exact li...

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Cirrus

Jan 08, 2014

hi guys,

back to limitations...

I know the Lab VE will allow you to enable all modules 11.4 as long as you assign enough resource to the guest regarding RAM but actual limitations?...

APM = 10 users (and OFC no OAM ;) ) LTM = 10mbit throughput (appliance wide?) ASM = refer to LTM throughput? AAM = as above? GTM = as above plus 1? AFM = as above plus 2?? CGNAT = 3 PSM = 4 PEM = 5 LC = err 6!

Also does this include IPI/SWG/URL subs?

I suppose to be blunt is there a definitive KB/SOL on ask.f5?

thanks,

boneyard
MVP
Jan 10, 2014
good idea, would be nice if F5 makes this crystal clear.
dantek_129882
Nimbostratus
Jan 24, 2014
Can anyone at F5 comment on whether OAM functionality is planned to be added to the VE Lab license at any point? Seems a strange omission - and I can't see a reason to miss it out.
boneyard
MVP
Mar 13, 2014
the reason is money i believe, f5 has to pay a license for it, so adding it to the lab would give it a higher cost.
dantek_129882
Nimbostratus
Nov 17, 2014
ah yes - that sounds like a likely reason ...although I was told by F5 that it was either "an oversight", or something to do with them not being able to limit OAM to 10Mbs or some equally 'lab' functionality - so it would have essentially been a full version. Either way - it's a pain - but possibly understandable - but F5 should make this much clearer in their documentation / spec for the Lab edition.