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NTrithardt's avatar
NTrithardt
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Jun 25, 2024

F5OS share APM VPN licence across tenant clusters

Hello,

I have deployed a pair of r5900 series appliances.

On these appliances, I have an Active/Standby tenant cluster of F5 BIG IP running with the APM module provisioned and an APM configuration dedicated to SSL VPN using the F5 Edge Client.

The F5OS chassis are using 3 licences :

  • r5900 Best bundle
  • APM 1000 VPN Users (x2)

This means that the production environment can handle up to 2000 concurrent users connected at the same time, on the APM-enabled BIG-IP tenants.

My question is the following :

Can I create 2 new tenants running BIG-IP with APM module and create a new APM configuration for VPN testing purposes ?

How are the "APM 1000 VPN Users" licence shared across tenants running on the same r5900 chassis  ?

In the official F5OS documentation, I have noticed that every tenants inherits the licences provisionned on the F5OS chassis.

But there is no explanation regarding the sharing of the VPN seats included in the APM VPN licences.

 

Thank you.

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  • Lucas_Thompson's avatar
    Lucas_Thompson
    Jun 26, 2024

    All properties of the license are duplicated, including the CCU (aka "connectivity" or "VPN user") licenses. This may change in the future with a license-sharing architecture, but for right now that's how chassis and tenant works.

     

  • Lucas_Thompson's avatar
    Lucas_Thompson
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    Jun 26, 2024

    All properties of the license are duplicated, including the CCU (aka "connectivity" or "VPN user") licenses. This may change in the future with a license-sharing architecture, but for right now that's how chassis and tenant works.

     

  • NTrithardt's avatar
    NTrithardt
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    Jul 04, 2024

    Hello Lucas,

    Thank you for the feedback.

    I will deploy a new APM-enabled tenant cluster on the r5900 chassis and report back.

    Have a nice day.

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    LiefZimmerman
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    Oct 10, 2024

    NTrithardt - did you get clarity on this issue? Please consider Mark As Solution (for either Lucas_Thompson's answer or new information you may have?) to help other members find good answers quickly.

    Thanks,

    Lief

    • NTrithardt's avatar
      NTrithardt
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      Oct 11, 2024

      Hello team,

      I can confirm that the licensing is following the behavior explained by Lucas.

      Thank you for the guidance.