Hi, A little over 1 year ago, I purchased the BIG-VE-LAB-V13 product from CDW. At the time, it was confusing because there was not a v13. The version of the virtual appliance I installed was 11.6. I'd like to rebuild the environment, but was wondering if v12 virtual appliance will work with my existing license? I can't seem to find anywhere that specifies what "V13" supports

Using it right now. v12.1 is covered by F5-BIG-VE-LAB-V13. Make sure you do not build new BigIP VMs, otherwise you will invalidate your license. If you rebuild, take hard copies of the BigIP VM Virtual Disk , and all files in the VM folder. Store them on a separate location for backup.

Awesome thanks! Is there not a way to deactivate the old VM that I setup?

No such possibility exists. Do you have active support coverage? If yes, you can contact F5 with your concern

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15 Replies

Hannes_Rapp
Nimbostratus
Aug 21, 2016
Using it right now. v12.1 is covered by F5-BIG-VE-LAB-V13.

Make sure you do not build new BigIP VMs, otherwise you will invalidate your license. If you rebuild, take hard copies of the BigIP VM Virtual Disk , and all files in the VM folder. Store them on a separate location for backup.
- markn11_229516
  Nimbostratus
  Aug 21, 2016
  Awesome thanks!
  
  Is there not a way to deactivate the old VM that I setup?
- Hannes_Rapp
  Nimbostratus
  Aug 21, 2016
  No such possibility exists. Do you have active support coverage? If yes, you can contact F5 with your concern
- markn11_229516
  Nimbostratus
  Aug 21, 2016
  I don't as it expired in Feb 2016. However, I am going to purchase another lab license, so I can practice with HA configurations. It's been awhile since I've touched the lab edition, and at work, I can't make many changes, so I really wanted to start over from scratch.
  
  Is there a way to revert the configuration to default, without losing the license info? That would be just as good.
  
  If not, I suppose once I get the new license, I can call support to ask
Hannes_Rapp_162
Nacreous
Aug 21, 2016
Using it right now. v12.1 is covered by F5-BIG-VE-LAB-V13.

Make sure you do not build new BigIP VMs, otherwise you will invalidate your license. If you rebuild, take hard copies of the BigIP VM Virtual Disk , and all files in the VM folder. Store them on a separate location for backup.
- markn11_229516
  Nimbostratus
  Aug 21, 2016
  Awesome thanks!
  
  Is there not a way to deactivate the old VM that I setup?
- Hannes_Rapp_162
  Nacreous
  Aug 21, 2016
  No such possibility exists. Do you have active support coverage? If yes, you can contact F5 with your concern
- markn11_229516
  Nimbostratus
  Aug 21, 2016
  I don't as it expired in Feb 2016. However, I am going to purchase another lab license, so I can practice with HA configurations. It's been awhile since I've touched the lab edition, and at work, I can't make many changes, so I really wanted to start over from scratch.
  
  Is there a way to revert the configuration to default, without losing the license info? That would be just as good.
  
  If not, I suppose once I get the new license, I can call support to ask
JoshBecigneul
MVP
Aug 23, 2016
Not 100% sure, but it might be possible to pick up a support contract for your expired system. I know for production licenses you may have to pay a penalty, but I haven't heard of a similar thing for lab licenses.