Configuring a license server for Windows systems

Using floating licenses you can manage and maintain licenses on single, multiple, or redundant license servers.

This topic describes how to set up and use IBM Rational® license servers for the Windows® operating system. This information is intended for the system administrators or users who manage the licenses. If you are using client licenses, see Installing authorized user license keys.

Some of the tasks described in Setting up floating licenses for Windows servers require knowledge of the Windows operating system and IBM Rational Common Licensing (powered by FLEXlm software).

Remember: Rational Common Licensing (powered by FLEXlm software) support for version 7.0 Rational Software Delivery Platform products built on the Eclipse platform is enabled in a new release of Rational License Server software. The new version of Rational License Server software serves both previous Rational Common Licensing enabled Rational Team products (Rational ClearCase®, Rational ClearQuest®, etc.) and the new Rational 7.0 products. If you must serve both the Rational 7.0 client products and the Rational Team 7.0 products, you must upgrade to this latest version of the license server. Two separate servers are not required since this new version of the server supports the previous clients and the new Rational 7.0 clients.

For Rational Software Delivery Platform version 7.0 products built on the Eclipse framework, the enablement of Rational Common Licensing and floating licenses on clients is an optional feature allowing administrators to easily manage and enforce licensing across the enterprise.


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