Telecommuting during COVID-19 with F5 Remote Access Solutions - Are you Licensed?
With all the problems COVID-19 is causing, telecommuting will continue to be the norm. Below we've have set up some steps for you to follow in order to determine what you can do (VPN-wise) with your F5 if you have BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) licensed and provisioned.
First we'll determine what your license is set for using tmsh via K15032: Determining license limits of the BIGP-IP APM system:
tmsh show /apm license
The command output appears similar to the following example:
-------------------------------------------- Global Access License Details: -------------------------------------------- total access sessions: 2.5K current active sessions: 0 current established sessions: 0 access sessions threshold percent: 75 total connectivity sessions: 500 current connectivity sessions: 0 connectivity sessions threshold percent: 75 total swg sessions: 0 current swg sessions: 0 swg sessions threshold percent: 75 total swg limited sessions: 2.5K current swg limited sessions: 0 swg limited sessions threshold percent: 75
How do I determine what's included in my BIG-IP?
Base CCU and Access session by platform with below link, IF you have BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE), Viprion or older platforms see the links at the top of K95135311: The BIG-IP APM platform session capacity for iSeries and Virtual Edition (license v16 and earlier)
How do I tell if I’m using a CCU or Access Session?
To determine how you will be using APM see K13267: BIG-IP APM connectivity license use . This will help determine your Access Session versus User Connectivity License (CCU) need.
For Example: If provisioning a VPN service then a CCU will be consumed per connection
Once you've determined that you have BIG-IP APM licensed and have enough CCU/Access Sessions, head over to F5 Supporting Our Technical Community During the COVID-10 Outbreak article. We've gathered together a list of configuration and troubleshooting guides that have helped our users in the field.
F5 Support and Replacement Hardware
To find out more on F5 Support and Hardware during COVID-19 please review K70811681: F5 response to the global impact of coronavirus
