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Robert_47833's avatar
Robert_47833
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Dec 23, 2011

how to check license of icontrol in bigip

dear Icontrol

 

Detailed problem description:

 

I?m having issues creating pools via the icontrols api in the test f5.

 

Can you tell me how to check the license?

 

 

>> sh go Subroutine XML::Parser::Lite::_parse_re redefined at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/XML/Parser/Lite.pm line 143.

 

sHost: 10.80.8.250

 

$VAR1 = 'TEST-ABX';

 

$VAR1 = 'LB_METHOD_ROUND_ROBIN';

 

$VAR1 = [ { 'address' => '10.80.180.71', 'port' => '443' } ];

 

SOAP-ENV:Server Exception caught in LocalLB::urn:iControl:LocalLB/Pool::create() Exception: Common::OperationFailed primary_error_code : 17236822 (0x01070356) secondary_error_code : 0 error_string : 01070356:3: Load balancing feature not licensed.
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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Dec 27, 2011
    Hi Jucao,

     

     

    That error probably indicates that the license on the unit is not valid or has expired. You should be able to check for this using get_license_activation_status:

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.Management__LicenseAdministration__get_license_activation_status.ashx

     

     

    Aaron
  • Robert_47833's avatar
    Robert_47833
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    Dec 28, 2011
    does this license can be checked in bigip pipe cli?

     

    I didn't use icontrol too much,

     

    hmmmm,don't know how to use get_license_activation_status

     

  • C_J__Adams-Coll's avatar
    C_J__Adams-Coll
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    Dec 28, 2011
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    Hi there jucao,

    I spoke briefly with one of my colleagues and he indicates that

    iControl is always available if the unit is licensed.

    The hyperlink (http://.../) in the comment above from hoolio can be

    copied and pasted into your browser's location field in order to visit

    a different site on the internet. I have shortened it so that it will

    be easier to copy and paste:

    http://xrl.us/bmm5bg (Link to devcentral.f5.com)

    Again, the full URL is: 

    

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.Management__LicenseAdministration__get_license_activation_status.ashx

    Yes, you should be able to access license information using either

    bigpipe or tmsh from the command line.

    If you have any more questions, do not hesitate to ask them. I will

    do my best to help you get this working.

    V/R,

    C.J. Adams-Collier

    cjac@f5.com

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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Dec 28, 2011
    You can use reloadlic to reload the license from the command line and check for any errors. If the license was loaded successfully, you won't see any output. If there was a failure, you'll see it echoed to the console and written to /var/log/ltm:

     

     

    Dec 28 09:56:17 ve11 emerg mcpd[4923]: 01070608:0: License is not operational (expired or digital signature does not match contents).

     

     

    Aaron