F5 Program

MSP Cloud Licensing Program (CLP)

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Kind: Partner (service provider)
Term: Month-to-month; no fixed term per end-user deployment
Aliases: CLP
Definition: CLP addendum: the CLP operates as a consumption-based model where the Partner pays for actual usage of Software Instances on a month-to-month basis, with billing in arrears.
Commercial rules: Reusable License Keys or a licence management tool (for example BIG-IQ); usage reports within 10 days after month end; audit rights with a 5% underpayment cost threshold; 1% per month interest on underpayment.
Applies to: Unity+ partners running F5 Software to operate cloud services for end users
Related metrics: Software Instance

Evidence 3

CLP audit cost shifts above a 5% underpayment

"F5 will bear the cost of such audit, unless the audit reveals an underpayment more than 5% of the fees actually owed for such month"

CLP Software Instances are tied to a single VM copy

"Software Instances are tied to a single copy of the Software operating in a single virtual machine."

CLP usage reports are due within 10 days of month end

"Within 10 days following the end of each calendar month, Partner will provide a usage report to F5 for each Product in Use during such month."