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swo0sh_gt_13163
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Nov 12, 2013

How to activate Virtual F5 Appliance after license expires?

Hello Folks,

 

Any idea how can I re-activate my F5 appliance, as my license is expired. If I get a new key with help of my company, where and how can I use it?

 

Thank you, Darshan

 

management
virtualization

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  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Nov 12, 2013

    Login to the GUI and navigate to System > License. From there you can enter your new license key (replacing the previous one) and go through the activation process.

     

  • Hamish's avatar
    Hamish
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    Nov 13, 2013

    You can also go the CLI route and create a dossier from the command line and then drop the new license into /config/bigip.license manually and run reloadlic to load the new license.

     

    Doing it form the CLI avoids the endless wait for the GUI to attempt to contact (And usually fail) the licensing servers itself before giving you the chance to change the key...

     

    H