Getting Started with BIG-IP Next: Licensing Instances in Central Manager
This article assumes that the license was not applied during the initial instance setup and covers only the GUI process. For the API process or for disconnected mode, please reference the instructions for licensing on Clouddocs.
Download the JSON Web Token from MyF5
I don't have a paid license, so I'm going to use my trial license available at MyF5. Your mileage may vary here. Go to my products & plans, trials, and then in the my trials listing (assuming you've requested/received one) click BIG-IP Next.
Click downloads and licenses (note, however, the helpful list of resources down in guides and references).
You can just copy your JSON web token, but I chose to download.
Install the Token
Login to Central Manager and click manage instances.
Click on your new unlicensed instance.
In the left-hand menu at the bottom, click License.
Click activate license.
We already downloaded our token, so after reviewing the information, click next. Note that I made sure that my Central Manager has access to the licensing server and the steps covered in this article assume the same. If you've managed classic BIG-IP licenses, copying and pasting dossiers to get licenses should be a well-understood process.
On this screen, paste your token into the box, give it a name, and click activate.
After a brief interrogation of the licensing server, you should now have a healthy, licensed, BIG-IP Next Instance!
