Introduction

Two distributions of License Server are available:

• A self-deployed distribution packaged with its own Apache Tomcat server
• A web archive (.war) distribution for deploying to your own servlet container

Both distributions include the User Administration module (pstsec), which lets you manage user access to Parasoft applications and license tokens.

Host Requirements

The License Server host machine should meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• RAM: 2GB
• Disk space: 1GB
• Operating System: 64-bit operating systems are supported, including:
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
  • Linux distributions that support 64-bit Java Runtime Environments (for example, Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10, or RHEL Server 6.x)

The are no additional requirements for the self-deployed distribution.

Ports

Before you begin installation, you should verify that the necessary ports are available:

Web Archive Deployment Requirements

Your environment should meet the following requirements to deploy the .war distribution:

• The host machine should meet the Host Requirements
• Linux or Windows (64-bit only)
• Tomcat 9.0.x configured for SSL over port 8443 (refer to the Apache Tomcat documentation for details on configuring Tomcat: Apache Tomcat SSL/TLS Configuration HOW-TO topic)
• Java 11

IP Address Formats

IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.

License Server Structure

The License Server distribution contains an app directory and a data directory. This structure facilitates greater reliability when deploying License Server to containerized systems like Docker.  

• The app directory contains the Tomcat server, startup and shutdown scripts, and other files responsible for running License Server.
• The data directory contains log files, configuration files, and other files responsible for ensuring that License Server runs as intended.