# About F5 VE License Question

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/about-f5-ve-license-question/75037>\
**Category:** Technical Forums\
**Tags:** application-delivery\
**Created:** [August 26, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/about-f5-ve-license-question/75037 "2024-08-26T03:03:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SanYang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@SanYang](https://community.f5.com/u/SanYang)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/about-f5-ve-license-question/75037/1 "2024-08-26T03:03:12Z")

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Hello ,

I have a VE version of License.  
This is the information about License

#-------------------------------------------------------------------  
&nbsp; F5 Product&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : F5-BIG-APMVE200MV16 BIG-IP VIRTUAL EDITION: APM BASE LICENSE (200M,100  
&nbsp; Usage&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: Production  
&nbsp; Product Order Status&nbsp; : Sales  
&nbsp; License Time Limit&nbsp; &nbsp; : N/A  
#-------------------------------------------------------------------  
# Service and Warranty Information  
#-------------------------------------------------------------------  
&nbsp; Entitled Service&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 02-06-2018 - 02-15-2025 (F5-SVC-BIG-VE+STDL3)  
&nbsp; Warranty End Date&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: 12-21-2018  
#-------------------------------------------------------------------

I would like to ask what will happen after 02-15-2025.  
1. will the APM service stop?  
2. will I be able to open a case?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Thompson](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/lucas_thompson/32/19403_2.png) [@Lucas\_Thompson](https://community.f5.com/u/Lucas_Thompson)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/about-f5-ve-license-question/75037/2 "2024-08-26T21:58:06Z")

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1. This is a perpetual license. Time-limited licenses have a License Time Limit date.
2. You’ve purchased support (to open cases) through 2-15-2025.