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Phaneath_Phour1
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Oct 26, 2016

Why did I get GTM, AAM license with the box when I buy only LTM license?

Dear All,

 

I would like to ask about licensing of BIG-IP. I have bought a new BIG-IP system with LTM and Routing Bundle license, but after I activated license I got a few more like GTM, AAM, ... . And now I want to use GTM, but I don't how long can use it? Is it a trial license or what?

 

Thanks you!

 

Regards, Phaneath

 

5 Replies

  • Perhaps your bundle is including modules that you mention.

     

    Try to do 'show sys licence' at tmsh to see what modules are available.

     

    Those available modules are there for you to use.

     

  • Hello nwputra,

    Thanks for your reply.

    when I issue command 'tmsh show sys license' it shown as below:

    Licensed Version         11.5.4
    Registration key         
    Licensed On              2016/07/07
    Service Check Date       2016/07/07
    Platform ID              C112
    Appliance Serial Number  
    
    Active Modules
     GTM-DNS, Rate Limited, LO, BIG-IP (AAXAQYE-HWSESSJ)
        DNS Rate Fallback, 50
        GTM Rate Fallback, 8
        DNS Licensed Objects, 0
        GTM Rate, 8
        DNS Rate Limit, 50 QPS
        GTM Licensed Objects, 0
        LTM, Base, 2000S (QYZDMDP-QRLOFDC)
    
    Application Acceleration Manager, Core
        IPV6 Gateway
        Rate Shaping
        Ram Cache
        Anti-Virus Checks
        Base Endpoint Security Checks
        Firewall Checks
        Network Access
        Secure Virtual Keyboard
        APM, Web Application
        Machine Certificate Checks
        Protected Workspace
        Remote Desktop
        App Tunnel
        SSL, 2000S
    Routing Bundle (IRHWSHO-DLCEYGT)
    

    So, I want to know that can I use GTM module license on my current box or not? And if yes, is it a permanent license or just for temporary like a Evaluation Product Module? Regards, **_Phaneath_**

  • I see that you have GTM with limited capability. Though it has no licence expiration, which means you can use it permanently. But, since the limit is there, you need to see if this good enough for your purpose.

    Here is example Licence which has limited time :

    Sys::License
    Licensed Version    12.0.0
    Registration key    YREZI-YLMOG-BPVJK-WTLDS-XXXXXXX
    Licensed On         2016/10/26
    License Start Date  2016/10/25    
    License End Date    2016/12/11
    Service Check Date  2016/10/25
    Platform ID         Z100k
    
    Active Modules
      BIG-IP, LAB(LTM,AFM,APM,ASM,AM, DNS, PSM,GTM),VE (GJUZQYY-MNEXDMP)
        IPV6 Gateway
        Rate Shaping
        Ram Cache
    .
    .
    .
        DNS Rate Fallback, Unlimited
        DNS Licensed Objects, Unlimited
        DNS Rate Limit, Unlimited QPS
    
  • Dont worry about getting GTM license along with new box but this comes with limited functionality. Consider buying the license for GTM if you are planning to use it for an enterprise env.

     

    -Jinshu