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satish_txt_2254
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Oct 06, 2015

How to activate F5 VE License Key?

I have two F5 VE VM running BIG-IP 11.3.0 Build 39.0 VE Trial 11.3.0-HF1 (based on BIGIP 11.3.0HF6. I decided to buy license now and I bought two license key from cdw in $95.   Now how do i put n...
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  • Brad_Parker_139's avatar
    Brad_Parker_139
    Oct 06, 2015

    When you click re-activate, click the edit button to the right of the existing reg key.

     

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satish_txt_2254
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Oct 06, 2015

I removed license key from command line and tried to active from GUI and got following error

 

Licensing Error: Error 51133, F5 registration key is not compatible with the detected platform - This platform, "Z99V", cannot be activated with this registration key "XXXXXX-XXXXXX"

 

This is the key I bought https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/BIG-IP-Virtual-Edition-Lab-License-v.-13.X-license/3591055.aspx?pfm=srhPO