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BIG-IP Upgrades Part 2 - Upgrade Behavior

BIG-IP Upgrades Part 1 - Preparation BIG-IP Upgrades Part 2 - Upgrade Behavior BIG-IP Upgrades Part 3 - Versions, Misconceptions and a Back-Out Plan BIG-IP Upgrades Part 4 - Performing the So...
Updated Jun 06, 2023
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Jul 21, 2017

While vcmp guests are their own system, they do inherit their license from the vcmp host. This means that before any of the vcmp guests can be upgraded, the vcmp host that they run on must have its license reactivated. It is my understanding that the vcmp guests pick up the license from the vcmp host when they boot up.