Glossary of Licensing Terms

ANY-HOST

A license key issued for ANY-HOST will run on any system, and is not tied to the customer's system ID.

Emergency Key

A temporary key that lets a customer use Rational software for a fixed period of time if they cannot use their own license for some reason. The duration of the Emergency Key is 5 days. Emergency Keys can be node-locked or floating. Emergency Keys are distributed by the Licensing Support Group and will run on any host.

Evaluation Key

A temporary key that lets a customer use and evaluate Rational software for a fixed period of time. The product Business Unit determines the duration of the Evaluation Key. Evaluation Keys can be node-locked or floating. Evaluation Keys are distributed by the Sales team and will run on any host.

Floating License

A license type that links products to a License Server system. Client systems access licenses on the License Server system when they need to run a copy of Rational software. Multiple clients can share the pool of floating licenses; one license is granted per client per product. Floating Licenses on License Servers are typically administered by System Administrators.

GLOBEtrotter FLEXlm Server

Software license manager for Windows, NT, UNIX, Linux, Java, and VMS.

Key Type

Both node-locked and floating licenses can be enforced by different types of license keys. The types of license keys are Startup and Permanent. Evaluation and Emergency keys are variations of Startup keys. These keys are issued by different groups (i.e., Sales, Order Entry, License Support, Tech Support, License Support) at different times, for different purposes, and governed under different business rules and policies.

License

A legal right to use a product. A customer receives a license when they purchase the product. However, they need a License Key to actually associate the product and the system on which it is running with a license.

License Key

Generic term used in this document to describe keys that enable licenses on a customer system. The types of License Keys are: permanent, startup, evaluation, emergency, and Term License Agreement (TLA).

License Key Administrator

A Windows program written by Rational Software, which provides a customer interface to Rational's Licensing system. Similar functionality exists with a subset of the rs_install command, called license_setup. Starting with the release of Rational Suite 1.0 and associated point products, the License Key Administrator or license_setup command is installed whenever a Rational software product is installed. For hosting floating licenses on Windows NT, the License Key Administrator is installed when the Globetrotter FLEXlm server is installed on a Windows NT License Server system.

License Key Code

An encrypted code used to enforce a license agreement.

License Type

The valid types of licenses are node-locked licenses and floating licenses.

Node-Locked License

A type of license that links a product to a system. Typically, one node-locked license is issued per software copy, but exceptions can be made if a user needs to run a single copy of the software on two systems. Contact Licensing Customer Support for information on this exception.

Permanent Key

A license issued to a customer for running Rational products. Permanent licenses are keyed to a product and system. Permanent Keys have expiration dates that vary by product, but will probably be two product cycles. Permanent Keys can be node-locked or floating. Node-locked Permanent Keys are installed on a client system. Floating Permanent Keys are installed on a License Server system. The Rational BackOffice issues Permanent Keys.

Permanent Key Code

The FLEXlm encrypted code that lets a customer run a particular Rational product using a Permanent Key. It is valid until the expiration date for that key.

Startup Key

A short-term license key that lets a customer run Rational software products. Startup licenses are not keyed to a specific system. Startup Keys can be node-locked or floating. Node-locked Startup Keys are installed on a client system. Floating Startup Keys are installed on a License Server system. Startup Keys are issued by the Rational BackOffice and will run on any host until the specified expiration date.

Startup Key Code

The FLEXlm encrypted code that temporarily lets a customer run a particular Rational product using a Startup Key.

Startup License Key Certificate

A piece of paper or electronic file that contains information a customer needs to begin using Rational software with a license. The Startup License Key Certificate is shipped to the customer with the software installation media.

Term License Agreements (TLAs)

Variations of a Permanent Key. TLAs are issued to a site to let their employees use Rational software for a negotiated period of time. TLAs are issued by Rational Sales and have an expiration date.