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Jayson_Liu_3655
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Sep 26, 2018

steps and considerations of reactive license

Dear F5 experts   I want to reactive license on two devices in HA mode? What steps show I do and is there any considertations should I attention?   Whether reactivation will affect the HA statu...
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Ryannnnnnnnn
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Sep 26, 2018

I would er on the side of caution and only re-license the unit once it is in standby mode. Take note of the following warning that is in the link Faruk posted:

 

Important: Traffic processing is briefly interrupted while the BIG-IP system reloads the configuration. When licensing redundant BIG-IP systems, F5 recommends that you activate the license on your BIG-IP devices while they are in standby mode