# bigip_device_license – Manage license installation and activation on BIG-IP devices

New in version 2.6.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage license installation and activation on a BIG-IP.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

accept_eula
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Declares whether you accept the BIG-IP EULA or not. By default, this value is `no`. You must specifically declare that you have viewed and accepted the license. This module will not present you with that EULA though, so it is incumbent on you to read it.
The EULA can be found here; https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12902.
This parameter is not required when `state` is `absent` and will be ignored if it is provided.

license_key string |  | The registration key to use to license the BIG-IP. This parameter is required if the `state` is equal to `present`. This parameter is not required when `state` is `absent` and will be ignored if it is provided.
license_server string | Default: "activate.f5.com" | The F5 license server to use when getting a license and validating a dossier. This parameter is required if the `state` is equal to `present`. This parameter is not required when `state` is `absent` and will be ignored if it is provided.
provider dictionary added in 2.5 |  | A dict object containing connection details.
| auth_provider string |  | Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
| password string / required |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_PASSWORD`. aliases: pass, pwd
| server string / required |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
| server_port integer | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE`.
| timeout integer |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.

transport
string

Choices:
- cli
- rest ←

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.

| user string / required |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_USER`.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_VALIDATE_CERTS`.

state
string

Choices:
- absent
- present ←
- revoked

The state of the license on the system.
When `present`, only guarantees that a license is there.
When `latest`, ensures that the license is always valid.
When `absent`, removes the license on the system.
When `revoked`, removes the license on the system and revokes its future usage on the F5 license servers.

## Notes

Note

- For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

- Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

- The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

## Examples

    - name: License BIG-IP using a key
      bigip_device_license:
        license_key: "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXXX"
        provider:
          server: "lb.mydomain.com"
          user: "admin"
          password: "secret"
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove the license from the system
      bigip_device_license:
        state: "absent"
        provider:
          server: "lb.mydomain.com"
          user: "admin"
          password: "secret"
      delegate_to: localhost

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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