Moving an LTM VE to a new VMWare host

In a VMWare vSphere cluster setup, VM guests can be migrated (VMotion) to an alternative ESX server. If that takes place, neither the MAC addresses or the UUID of the virtual change. Alternatively, if you attempt to clone a VM, both the MAC addresses and the UUID will change.

 

 

With LTM VE, if the MAC addresses or the UUID change, the device will have to be relicensed. The process to relicense a VE follows the same procedure as creating an RMA for a physical BIG-IP within F5. Today we treat VEs like boxes that live in a ESX host.

 

 

So the short answer is you'll need to contact F5 Support for this.

 

 

Aaron