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Phaneath_Phour1's avatar
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, ......
application delivery
BIG-IP
BIG-IP DNS
nwputra_225841's avatar
nwputra_225841
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Oct 26, 2016

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
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    DNS Rate Fallback, Unlimited
    DNS Licensed Objects, Unlimited
    DNS Rate Limit, Unlimited QPS