License descriptions
The usage of base product and test extensions are enabled by floating licenses, whereas schedule runs can be enabled by either floating or consumption-based licenses. With floating licenses, multiple users can use the product; however, the total number of concurrent users cannot exceed the number of floating licenses you purchase.
Starting from 9.2.1.1, you can choose to use overdraft licenses. With standard floating licenses, you pay in advance for the number of licenses, but for overdraft licenses you pay periodically based on your usage over time. When choosing to use overdraft licenses, you are provided with special overdraft licenses in addition to any standard licenses you purchased. When no standard licenses are available/remaining on a server, the product automatically falls back to using any available overdraft licenses. Overdraft licenses can also be used without any standard licenses as a sort of "On-Prem SaaS" payment plan.
When a software order is placed and acknowledged, a software entitlement is created for the user. You can then create devices and map the software entitlement with the devices. Every device is associated to a server ID. This server ID is applied in the product. Multiple software entitlements can be created based on the requirements.
You can use any of these licenses according to your requirements:
- Floating license to use the product:
To use the product, you need a floating license that is mapped to the product or you can also use a IBM® Rational® Test Workbench floating license. A floating license is checked out when you use the product and is returned to HCL® License & Delivery portal when the license is not used for 15 minutes.
- Floating licenses for test extensions:
For IBM® Rational® Performance Tester, in addition to the license for product usage, if you use SOA, SAP, Citrix, and Siebel test extensions, you need separate software entitlements. You can map all the entitlements to one server ID. If you have an IBM® Rational® Test Workbench license, it is enough to start using the product as well as use the above test extensions. A license is checked out when you use the product and is returned to HCL® License & Delivery portal when the license is not used for 15 minutes.
- Overdraft licenses:
When you ask for the capability for five overdraft licenses, you would get an entitlement for five ACO licenses and five RUM licenses. To enable five users to use the product, you must map equal amounts of each of the license in your cloud license server. The overdraft licensing capability is not available on the local license server.
You can add more virtual users or change the rate of execution during the test or schedule run only if there are sufficient number of Virtual User licenses or if a sufficient number of VU-Hours are on balance in the customer's account.