iControl REST way to activate a license based on Base Reg Key

Question

I'm looking for a way to use iControl rest to send in a base RegKey and a command to have the BIG-IP go and license itself.  I know there's the get-dossier command to grab a dossier manually, but the BIG-IP has a feature which allows it to go out and grab a license all by itself.&nbsp;
Any ideas on if this is possible?
I saw this https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.pyControl-v2-License-BIGIP.ashx and https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/icontrol.BigIpLicensingCommandLineTool.ashx but all these deal with grabbing the dossier and going to activate.f5.com yourself.&nbsp;

what_lies_bene1 · Answer

Doesn't seem like anyone has tried this yet. Perhaps a call to F5 support?&nbsp;

alex__applebaum · Answer

iControl doesn't but if you have CLI access you can send the SOAPLicenseClient command which the BIGIP uses underneath the hood to do the automatic licensing in the GUI.. &nbsp;
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  which SOAPLicenseClient
/usr/local/bin/SOAPLicenseClient
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  SOAPLicenseClient&nbsp;
***Error: Base registration key is required for licensing.&nbsp;
Usage: SOAPLicenseClient
       --basekey &lt;"basekey1,basekey2..."&gt; [--addkey &lt;"addkey1,addkey2..."&gt;]
       [--host ] [--port ] [--email ] [--firstname ]
       [--lastname ] [--company ] [--phone ] [--title ]
       [--address &lt;address&gt;] [--city &lt;city&gt;] [--state &lt;state&gt;] [--zip &lt;zip&gt;]
       [--country &lt;country&gt;] [--interactive] [--help] [--verbose] [--checkonly]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre class="prettyprint lang-tcl"&gt;&lt;code&gt;interactive    Interactive mode - Information will be prompted for when needed.
verbose        Print out extra messages -- debug mode.
help           Print out this message.
checkonly      Retrieve the license, but do not activate.
host           Host name or IP address of target License Server.
port           Port number to communicate with the License Server.
basekey        Base registration key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.
addkey         Add-on key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.

The below parameters are needed during the initial licensing, but not
required for license re-activation.

email          User registration information - email used for verification.
firstname      User registration information - first name used for verification.
lastname       User registration information - last name used for verification.
company        User registration information - company name used for verification.
phone          User registration information - phone number used for verification.
title          User registration information - job title used for verification.
address        User registration information - address used for verification.
city           User registration information - city used for verification.
state          User registration information - state used for verification.
zip            User registration information - postal code used for verification.
country        User registration information - country used for verification.
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&nbsp;

alex__applebaum · Answer

iControl doesn't but if you have CLI access you can send the SOAPLicenseClient command which the BIGIP uses underneath the hood to do the automatic licensing in the GUI.. &nbsp;
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  which SOAPLicenseClient
/usr/local/bin/SOAPLicenseClient
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  SOAPLicenseClient&nbsp;
***Error: Base registration key is required for licensing.&nbsp;
Usage: SOAPLicenseClient
       --basekey &lt;"basekey1,basekey2..."&gt; [--addkey &lt;"addkey1,addkey2..."&gt;]
       [--host ] [--port ] [--email ] [--firstname ]
       [--lastname ] [--company ] [--phone ] [--title ]
       [--address &lt;address&gt;] [--city &lt;city&gt;] [--state &lt;state&gt;] [--zip &lt;zip&gt;]
       [--country &lt;country&gt;] [--interactive] [--help] [--verbose] [--checkonly]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre class="prettyprint lang-tcl"&gt;&lt;code&gt;interactive    Interactive mode - Information will be prompted for when needed.
verbose        Print out extra messages -- debug mode.
help           Print out this message.
checkonly      Retrieve the license, but do not activate.
host           Host name or IP address of target License Server.
port           Port number to communicate with the License Server.
basekey        Base registration key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.
addkey         Add-on key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.

The below parameters are needed during the initial licensing, but not
required for license re-activation.

email          User registration information - email used for verification.
firstname      User registration information - first name used for verification.
lastname       User registration information - last name used for verification.
company        User registration information - company name used for verification.
phone          User registration information - phone number used for verification.
title          User registration information - job title used for verification.
address        User registration information - address used for verification.
city           User registration information - city used for verification.
state          User registration information - state used for verification.
zip            User registration information - postal code used for verification.
country        User registration information - country used for verification.
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&nbsp;

alex__applebaum · Answer

iControl doesn't but if you have CLI access you can send the SOAPLicenseClient command which the BIGIP uses underneath the hood to do the automatic licensing in the GUI.. &nbsp;
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  which SOAPLicenseClient
/usr/local/bin/SOAPLicenseClient
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  SOAPLicenseClient&nbsp;
***Error: Base registration key is required for licensing.&nbsp;
Usage: SOAPLicenseClient
       --basekey &lt;"basekey1,basekey2..."&gt; [--addkey &lt;"addkey1,addkey2..."&gt;]
       [--host ] [--port ] [--email ] [--firstname ]
       [--lastname ] [--company ] [--phone ] [--title ]
       [--address &lt;address&gt;] [--city &lt;city&gt;] [--state &lt;state&gt;] [--zip &lt;zip&gt;]
       [--country &lt;country&gt;] [--interactive] [--help] [--verbose] [--checkonly]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre class="prettyprint lang-tcl"&gt;&lt;code&gt;interactive    Interactive mode - Information will be prompted for when needed.
verbose        Print out extra messages -- debug mode.
help           Print out this message.
checkonly      Retrieve the license, but do not activate.
host           Host name or IP address of target License Server.
port           Port number to communicate with the License Server.
basekey        Base registration key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.
addkey         Add-on key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.

The below parameters are needed during the initial licensing, but not
required for license re-activation.

email          User registration information - email used for verification.
firstname      User registration information - first name used for verification.
lastname       User registration information - last name used for verification.
company        User registration information - company name used for verification.
phone          User registration information - phone number used for verification.
title          User registration information - job title used for verification.
address        User registration information - address used for verification.
city           User registration information - city used for verification.
state          User registration information - state used for verification.
zip            User registration information - postal code used for verification.
country        User registration information - country used for verification.
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&nbsp;

alex__applebaum · Answer

iControl doesn't but if you have CLI access you can send the SOAPLicenseClient command which the BIGIP uses underneath the hood to do the automatic licensing in the GUI.. &nbsp;
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  which SOAPLicenseClient
/usr/local/bin/SOAPLicenseClient
[user@bigip1:Active:In Sync] config  SOAPLicenseClient&nbsp;
***Error: Base registration key is required for licensing.&nbsp;
Usage: SOAPLicenseClient
       --basekey &lt;"basekey1,basekey2..."&gt; [--addkey &lt;"addkey1,addkey2..."&gt;]
       [--host ] [--port ] [--email ] [--firstname ]
       [--lastname ] [--company ] [--phone ] [--title ]
       [--address &lt;address&gt;] [--city &lt;city&gt;] [--state &lt;state&gt;] [--zip &lt;zip&gt;]
       [--country &lt;country&gt;] [--interactive] [--help] [--verbose] [--checkonly]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre class="prettyprint lang-tcl"&gt;&lt;code&gt;interactive    Interactive mode - Information will be prompted for when needed.
verbose        Print out extra messages -- debug mode.
help           Print out this message.
checkonly      Retrieve the license, but do not activate.
host           Host name or IP address of target License Server.
port           Port number to communicate with the License Server.
basekey        Base registration key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.
addkey         Add-on key(s) used to get the product license.
               If there are multiple keys, separate them with commas.

The below parameters are needed during the initial licensing, but not
required for license re-activation.

email          User registration information - email used for verification.
firstname      User registration information - first name used for verification.
lastname       User registration information - last name used for verification.
company        User registration information - company name used for verification.
phone          User registration information - phone number used for verification.
title          User registration information - job title used for verification.
address        User registration information - address used for verification.
city           User registration information - city used for verification.
state          User registration information - state used for verification.
zip            User registration information - postal code used for verification.
country        User registration information - country used for verification.
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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