Authorized user |
All products included in IBM Rational Common Licensing. |
- An authorized user license (formerly called a node-locked license) is
created for a specific client. It allows a user to use an IBM Rational® product only
on that specified client.
- The user can use multiple sessions of a product concurrently on the specified
computer using a single license key.
- Because authorized user licenses are uncounted licenses, no license server
is required to manage them.
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Authorized user fixed term license (FTL) |
Available for many IBM Rational software products |
- An IBM Rational Authorized User
FTL allows a single, specific individual to use an Rational
product for a specific length of time (the term).
- Purchasers must obtain an Authorized User FTL for each individual user
accessing the product in any manner.
- An Authorized User FTL may not be reassigned unless the purchaser is replacing
the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.
- Currently, this license type is not available for Rational products
based on the Eclipse framework.
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Floating |
All products included in Rational Common Licensing. |
- A license administrator installs the Rational license
server software on single, multiple, or redundant servers. The administrator
then installs the floating licenses on the license servers. These floating
licenses are created for the specific license server.
- Client users obtain licenses from the license server when they start the
software. One license is granted per client per product, except performance
testing products. Performance testing products can check out multiple licenses.
- Floating licenses allow anyone on your network to use Rational products
while a license is available. Thus, the number of licenses that you purchase
and register in License Key Center determines
the maximum number of users who can use Rational products
concurrently.
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Named-User Floating |
- IBM Rational PureCoverage®
- IBM Rational Purify®
- IBM Rational Quantify®
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- Similar to a floating license, except the license administrator assigns
licenses to specific users. That is, only specific users can request floating
license keys from the license server.
- A named-user floating license requires a license administrator to create
a list of authorized users.
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