MultiSite licensing

A MultiSite license is required for any access to an object in a replica by a MultiSite command or GUI, by a Rational® ClearQuest® command or GUI, or by a standard operating system command.

You can calculate the number of MultiSite licenses you need by determining how many developers will access replicated Rational ClearQuest databases. If all developers will access these databases, you need the same number of Rational ClearQuest MultiSite licenses as Rational ClearQuest licenses. If some developers will not access replicated databases, you can purchase fewer MultiSite licenses.

For example, a company has two sites, with 20 developers at site A and five developers at site B. The company has three Rational ClearQuest databases at site A; two will be replicated to site B and one will not be replicated. Five developers at site A will access only the unreplicated database, and the other 15 will work in all databases. Therefore, the company needs to purchase the following number of licenses:

Site Number of Rational ClearQuest licenses Number of MultiSite licenses
A 20 15
B 5 5
Note: This example assumes that you purchase one Rational ClearQuest license for each developer. If you have fewer Rational ClearQuest licenses than developers, you can purchase a proportionate number of MultiSite licenses. For example, if the company purchased three Rational ClearQuest licenses for site B, it would also purchase three MultiSite licenses for site B.

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