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Malik_Adeel_Imt's avatar
Malik_Adeel_Imt
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Mar 18, 2013

F5 Licensing information

Dear Gurus,

 

I have purchased F5 Load Balancer model :

 

 

F5 BIG-IP LINK CONTROLLER 1500 - LOAD BALANCING DEVICE

 

Part Code: F5-BIG-LC-1500-RS

 

Version :- 9.0.2

 

 

Issue is i have purchased 2nd hand (means used device).

 

 

QUERIES:

 

1) I do not know whether my product is EOL ?

 

2) How do i know License is still available ?

 

3) How do i know what will be the end date of my product license ?

 

4) As current bios version is 9.0.2 can it be upgrade to latest version 11.x.x ?

 

5) If i upgrade it to latest version does it efect to my License ?

 

 

VERY MUCH APPRICATE IF YOU PLEASE ANSWER TO MY ABOVE QUERIES SPECIAL THANKS

 

 

Thanks

 

Malik Adeel imtiaz

 

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getting started
new to f5

5 Replies

  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Mar 19, 2013
    Malik, to answer one of your questions, you can enter the device serial number here and get details on the device's license etc. https://secure.f5.com/validate/validate.jsp
  • Kevin_Stewart's avatar
    Kevin_Stewart
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    Mar 19, 2013
    1. Platform and software EOL information:

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/3000/200/sol3225.html

     

     

    2. If you can access the management GUI then the license is still active.

     

     

    3. The licensing dates are in the Systme - Licensing section of the management GUI, or in the /config/bigip.license file if you can't access the GUI.

     

     

    4. That depends on the hardware version, but generally yes.

     

     

    5. If you have a current license and support contract then you should be able to upgrade.
  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Mar 19, 2013
    That device went end of sale around 3.5 years ago: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/000/sol9031.html
  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Mar 19, 2013
    You'll be able to upgrade to whatever the latest TMOS version was when the support contract on the device expired.
  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Mar 19, 2013
    production license (i.e. not evaluation license) never expire but whether it is upgradable or not depends on service check date.

     

     

    sol7727: License activation may be required prior to software upgrade

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/7000/700/sol7727.html

     

     

    1500 platform supports up to 10.2.4.

     

     

    sol9476: The F5 hardware/software compatibility matrix

     

    https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/400/sol9476.html