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JustCooLpOOLe
Cirrocumulus
CirrocumulusReactivate License of BIG-IP via BIG-IQ
I know with BIG-IQ you can upgrade software on a BIG-IP but a big piece to the upgrade path is ensuring that the Service Check Date is later than the release date of the software you want to upgrade ...
Received confirmation from F5 Support:
The Big-IQ cannot re-activate the license for a physical Big-IP.
Lidev
MVP
MVPHi,
Yes you can, look this link : https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K77706009#refresh
Note: Refreshing the BIG-IP license from the BIG-IQ system is also referred to as reactivating a BIG-IP license
After reactivating the base registration key from the License server, you need to pass the updated license information to the BIG-IP system to ensure it contains a recent service check date.
Regards
JustCooLpOOLeCirrocumulus
CirrocumulusUnfortunately this says it only applies to "remote BIG-IP VE device licenses". I was looking into the on-premises BIG-IPs that we have and would like to streamline the process via BIG-IQ for those upgrades.
- Lidev
My bad, I read the KB too fast, I don't think that's possible with on-premises BIG-IPs .
- JustCooLpOOLe
No worries...I posed this question to support as well so I'll see what they say and post it here. They initially sent me the same KB but I asked again so we'll see. Thanks for responding!