License Server can manage local area network access to a Parasoft License, including Development Testing Platform and Parasoft code analysis tools. You can add new licenses or manage existing licenses in License Server if you have the appropriate privileges. Choose License Server from the settings drop-down menu to access License Server.
Included in this section:
You must generate licenses for the machine ID of the server on which License Server is running. For more information, contact your Parasoft representative.
| Tool | Parasoft tool, e.g., dotTEST, C++test, SOAtest, etc. |
|---|---|
| Version | You can access the version number from the tool's About panel. |
| Architecture | The correct architecture for which the license is assigned must be selected (for example LINUX2; this is the first part of the machine ID). |
| Expiration date | You can enter the expiration date code given to you by your Parasoft representative, the date that the license server expires, or the time for which the license is valid. Use the format: mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy. |
| Password | The password code for the license. |
Information about the added license is accessible on the Installed Tool Licenses List page. An entry about this license will be added to the .psrc.xml file (the file that records license information); this file is located in the License Server installation directory.
Open the License Server home page and click Manage Licenses to view a list of all licenses currently installed.
You can perform the following tasks:
Click the supported tool name link in the Installed Tool Licenses List to view the following details
An upgrade license extends the access rights of the main license by providing authorized access to the newer version of a licensed tool. Its limit is determined by the number of tokens available within the main license of the specific tool. Linking licenses allows you to use main license tokens or upgrade tokens interchangeably.
For example, if you purchase five licenses (tokens) but eventually upgrade to a new version of your product, you can link the old and new product versions and use the original five licenses across both versions. You could use three license tokens for the new version and two for the old version. You could also use all five for another other distribution.
Another reason why the upgrade license should be linked to its main license is because an upgrade license can only be reserved within the main license. By reserving main license tokens, you can use either main or upgrade tokens, based on your needs. See Reserving Licenses for instructions about how to do this. Any available upgrade licenses are displayed on the Manage Licenses page.
When configuring license access filters, use the format used by the tools for the user and host names. Tools on different platforms use different formats, for example, one machine can be defined by the following three different names:
Verify the user/host format in the following reports to prevent issues with filtering:
To filter a license access for a user:
To filter a license access for a group:
Group creation and editing is described in Pattern Group Management The user name or group name appears in the Filtered requests for section. You can remove one or all filters, if necessary. Filters action accumulates, but clicking the Deny button eliminates Allow activity.
When configuring license reservations, use the format used by the tools for the user and host names. Tools on different platforms use different formats, for example, one machine can be defined by the following three different names:
Verify the user/host format in the following reports to prevent issues with filtering:
To reserve a license for a user:
The user name appears in the License Reserved section. You can remove one or all selected reservations if necessary.
Machine-locked licenses are a subpart of reservations. During the first use of the license, fully reserve the license (all available tokens) for the requestor IPs. You can make a reservation manually by adding a machine IP using the host name field. You may need to remove the existing reservation if the license is fully reserved by other machines.
Enter a new pattern for the group and click Add to create a new empty group. The group name appears in the Existing groups section, along with the following codes in parenthesis:
Click Edit button next to the name of a new or existing group to edit.
user1,.* or user2,192.168.1.101.Information about the removed license is displayed.