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Sheraz
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Jan 29, 2023

Issue with F5 VE license

Hello F5 Experts, I have downloaded F5 VE license for to practice F5 stuff in GNS it was my day 1, when I started practising lab in GNS, I completed few labs, saved everything and powered off my la...
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boneyard
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Jan 29, 2023

These are trial licences so good chance support won't be able to help you with them. Also running F5 BIG-IP in GNS3 isn't support either I expect.

I dont believe there is much to do, the restart probably caused the hardware ID to change, making the licence invalid.

The GNS3 website comments on F5 BIG-IP suggest an approach you could try for a next attempt: "To solve the licensing issue with GNS3 it's best to download the iso and install as a virtual machine. Install the license to the virtual machine then import the vmdk into GNS3."

Hopefully F5 will issue another trial licence.

https://gns3.com/marketplace/appliances/f5-big-ip

You could also look into a lab licence, which is around 100 dollars and comes with support. there you can revoke it and start again, if needed via F5 support.