Configuring licenses by using a Local License Server

You might not be able to connect your computer to the internet due to certain restrictions. In such cases, you can configure HCL® Local License Server behind a firewall to use HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI).

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

  • Installed and started HCL® Local License Server. For more information, refer to the LLS installation guide.

  • Imported a self-signed certificate into Java key store if you installed HCL® Local License Server by using the self-signed certificate and used an HTTPS protocol to check out licenses from HCL® Local License Server.

    Note: You can run the following commands to import the certificate into Java key store:
    cd <install_dir>\HCL\DevOpsTest\jdk\bin
    keytool -printcert -sslserver <LLS_host>:<LLS_port> -rfc | keytool -import -noprompt -alias hclfnls -keystore "<install_dir>\HCL\DevOpsTest\jdk\jre\lib\security\cacerts" -storepass changeit
    
    You must replace <LLS_host> and <LLS_port> with the hostname and port number of HCL® Local License Server.

    Instead of importing the self-signed certificate, you can append #skip-tls-verify to the end of the HCL® Local License Server URL. For example, https://localhost:443#skip-tls-verify.

  • Mapped entitlements of software with HCL® Local License Server to serve your requests.

Procedure

  1. Open Test UI.
  2. Click Windows > Preferences > Test > HCL Licensing.
  3. Enter the URL of the license server in the Server URL field.
  4. Enter your server ID or deployment ID in the Server ID field.
  5. Click Test Connection to verify the connection to HCL® Local License Server.
  6. Click Apply to configure the license.

Results

You have configured the license to use Test UI. The HCL Licensing dialog displays the following information:
  • The number of Virtual Users (VUs)

  • The number of floating licenses

What to do next

You can work with Test UI.