C/C++test can run on either a local or a network license. The license type can be configured in the .properties
configuration file in the INSTALL_DIR
(or another location; see Configuration Overview for details).
Network License
Typically, the the network license is stored on the same DTP server that you configured for your development testing workflow (see Connecting to DTP). There are two types of the network license:
dtp
: This type of license is stored directly in DTP. Your DTP license limits analysis to the number of files specified in your licensing agreement.ls
: This type of license is stored in License Server deployed on your DTP. This is a "floating" or "machine-locked" license that limits usage to a specified number of machines. This is the default type whenlicense.use_network
is set totrue
.
Network licenses are available in three editions that determine what functionality is available:
desktop_edition
: Functionality is optimized for desktop usage.desktop_compliance_edition
: Functionality is optimized for desktop usage and configured to support compliance with coding standards.server_edition
: Functionality is configured for high-performance usage in server command line mode.server_compliance_edition
: Functionality is configured for high-performance usage in server command line mode and includes support for compliance with coding standards.custom_edition
: Functionality can be customized.
To configure the network license, specify the following settings in the .properties
file:
Set the
cpptest.license.use_network
property totrue
.Set the
cpptest.license.network.type
.Set the
cpptest.license.network.edition
.- Ensure that the connection with DTP is configured; see Connecting to DTP.
Advanced Network License Configuration
You can configure C/C++test to obtain the network license from another instance of DTP or a standalone License Server.
Enable the connection by configuring the following settings:
-
cpptest.license.network.type=ls
-cpptest.license.use_network=true
Configure the following settings to use a license from a standalone License Server or from another DTP:
DTP
-license.network.enabled=true
-license.network.auth.enabled=true
-license.network.host=<hostname where DTP is deployed>
-license.network.port=<port number for your DTP server>
– typically, a HTTPS port, for example 443 or 8443
-license.network.user=<username for DTP authentication>
-license.network.password=<password for DTP authentication>
License Server:
-license.network.enabled=true
-license.network.host=<hostname where License Server is deployed>
– typically, a Tomcat HTTP port, for example 8080
-license.network.port=<port number for your License Server>
If your server uses the HTTPS protocol, precede the hostname withhttps://
.
Local License
To configure the local license, specify the following settings in the .properties
file:
Set the
cpptest.license.use_network
property tofalse
.Set the
cpptest.license.local.password
property with your password.
Obtaining the Machine ID
If you are using a local license, you will need your machine ID to request a password from Parasoft. Run the following command from the command line to obtain your machine ID:
cpptestcli -machineID
Machine ID for Cloud Environments
If you are using Azure or AWS services, you need to configure the cloudvm
option in the .properties
configuration file to ensure that your machine ID is properly calculated. You can set the option to one of the following values:
azure
- Enables integration with Azureaws
- Enables integration with AWStrue
- Enables integration with the automatically detected cloud computing platformfalse
- Disables integration (the default value)
If you set the value to false
or if the option is not configured, integration with Azure or AWS is disabled.