Configuring licensing for Rational Common Licensing

Setting up Rational Common Licensing, which is powered by FLEXlm, is a key part of the installation process. In all cases, you need a license key to start the product.
Rational® ClearQuest® 8.0 licensing is managed using Rational License Server and Rational License Key Administrator. ClearQuest 8.0 requires these versions

Token licensing is available for Rational ClearQuest version 7.1.2 and later. With token licensing, you buy a certain number of token licenses. If you use a Rational tool that checks out a FEATURE that is token-based, the FEATURE line in the license file specifies the number of tokens that are checked out. Token-based licenses can only be used with floating licenses. They cannot be used as authorized user licenses. For more details about token licensing, contact your local IBM® marketing representative.

For information about the license management tools and how to set up your license server, see Managing licenses with Rational Common Licensing in the Rational Licensing Manager Information Center. The information center describes the different types of license keys and provides instructions for requesting, installing, upgrading and moving licenses. If you are installing IBM Rational products for the first time, you must read this information to understand the license configurations available and the processes for obtaining and managing license keys.

Note:
  1. You cannot use Installation Manager to manage licenses for Rational ClearCase®® and Rational ClearQuest®.
  2. If you are upgrading from ClearQuest version 7.x, see Considerations for upgrading licensing for information about upgrading licensing.

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