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Patrik_Jonsson
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Jan 17, 2017

License re-activation process

Hello! One of those nitty gritty questions if I may? If a system requires reactivating the license or not is determined by the data for the specific version being downloaded or the expiration dat...
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Jan 17, 2017

Hi, So as you already know or experienced in the past; it's best practice to re-activate prior to an upgrade as the configuration "may" fail to load... And I quote from the solution article:

 

"If the service check date is missing or is earlier than the license check date, the BIG-IP system will fail to load the configuration when you attempt to boot into the upgraded software slot."

 

Licensed On 2016/10/18<<< Service Check Date 2016/11/21***

 

Please let me know if I missed something or did not understand your question....

 

Alex