The BIG-IP system has built-in licensing enforcement.
If an administrator provisions a module that the device isnot licensedto run, the system will still allow the provisioning action to occurinitially, but the system detects the mismatch and displays an alert.
What actually happens:
The GUI places awarning bannerin theupper-left cornerlabeled something similar to:“Provisioning Warning”
This appears immediately after provisioning a module that is not included in the active license.
The system remains in an “inconsistent state” until the module is disabled again or the license is updated.
This is the visual cue BIG-IP uses to indicate that a module was provisioned without valid licensing.
Why the other options are incorrect:
A. “A BIG-IP does not allow unlicensed modules to be provisioned.”
Not true. BIG-IPdoesallow provisioning, but warns afterward.
B. “A warning will appear when provisioning an unlicensed module.”
The warning doesnotappear during the provisioning step itself.
It appearsafter provisioning, in the main GUI, as a system banner.
