NetScaler BLX licensing

Last published : Sep 23, 2026
NetScaler® offers a wide range of product editions and licensing models to meet your organization’s requirements.
NetScaler BLX supports the following types of licenses.
  • Express license - By default, NetScaler BLX comes with an Express license and does not require a license file. For more information, see NetScaler express license.
  • Fixed bandwidth subscription - Fixed bandwidth subscription is a term-based license and enforces a maximum allowed throughput that NetScaler BLX is entitled to. For more information, see NetScaler fixed bandwidth license.
  • NetScaler pooled capacity license - Pooled capacity license allows you to share bandwidth or instance licenses across different form factors of NetScaler. For more information, see NetScaler pooled capacity.
Related information

Get the Host ID of NetScaler BLX

You need the Host ID of NetScaler BLX for fixed throughput and NetScaler pooled capacity licenses. To get the Host ID of NetScaler BLX, run the following command on the NetScaler CLI.
show hardware
Sample output:
Architecture NetScaler BLX

Install a new license

You can either use the automatic or manual method to install a license in NetScaler BLX. For more information about installing licenses in NetScaler BLX, see the NetScaler licensing guide.