License Management

This topic presents an overview of license management for IBM® Rational® Quality Manager.

Activation keys and Client Access Licenses

There are two parts to license management for Rational Quality Manager:

The Server Activation key determines the enabled capabilities of the Jazz™ server, whereas the Client Access License Activation keys permit users to perform a defined set of capabilities on the server. The Server Activation key must be installed before installing Client Access License Activation keys.

You install the activation keys in the License Key Management section of Jazz Server Administration. You assign licenses to users in the Client Access License Management section of Jazz User Administration.

Rational Quality Manager editions

There are two editions of Rational Quality Manager: Standard and Express. Both editions operate under a 60-day trial server license. Both editions include a set of Client Access Licenses (CALs) with a predefined configuration. There is a separate activation key for each edition and for each license type. The number and types of Client Access Licenses are defined by the Jazz Server in your edition of Rational Quality Manager.

Rational Quality Manager Client Access License types

The following table shows the types of Client Access Licenses that are included with Rational Quality Manager:

Table 1.
Client Access License Description
Quality Manager User has read access to all capabilities and write access to all capabilities unless otherwise restricted by role-based process permissions. The total number of users with Quality Manager licenses can not exceed the server user limit.
Viewer User has read access to all capabilities unless otherwise restricted by role-based process permissions. The total number of users with Viewer licenses can not exceed the server user limit.
Connector Assigned only to the single user ID employed to service Rational Quality Manager adapter connections, import/export capability, and Rational ClearQuest® connections. This user ID is not counted as part of the server user limit. This user ID does not allow web access into Rational Quality Manager.
Lab Manager User has read access to all lab management capabilities and write access to all lab management capabilities unless otherwise restricted by role-based process permissions. The license extends the capabilities of the Rational Quality Manager CAL and allows those users to have access to the lab management capabilities to manage the designated number of CPU's as determined by the license configuration. The license does not take away from the server user limit.

The Lab Manager CAL is not intended to be used by a user without the Quality Manager CAL. Those who currently have a license for the Quality Manager CAL can add full lab management functions by adding the Lab Manager CAL. When you install the Lab Manager CAL, users can perform these tasks:

Number of licenses for each edition and license type

The following tables show the number of licenses that each edition includes, as well as the number of evaluation licenses.

Table 2. Client Access Licenses for the Express edition
Client Access Licenses Limit Included Trial Counted in Server Limit
Quality Manager 3 3 5 Yes
Viewer 0 0 5 No
Connector 5 5 5 No
Table 3. Client Access Licenses for the Standard edition
Client Access Licenses Limit Included Trial Counted in Server Limit
Quality Manager 3 3 250 Yes
Viewer 0 0 250 No
Lab Manager 0 0 250 No
Connector 250 250 250 No

Under a server evaluation period, for a given CAL, only the Trial attribute is enforced. Only after the server license activation kit is installed and transitioned into an active “purchased” server, are the values for Included and Limit applicable.

After you assign all included CALs, you must purchase and upgrade your included CALs to an unlocked CAL.

Note: Each edition of Rational Quality Manager comes with a fixed number of Quality Manager Client Access Licenses (CALs). One license is assigned automatically to the ADMIN user. This license cannot be reassigned to another user.
Related tasks
Installing license keys
Assigning Client Access Licenses (CALs) to users

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