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Organizations that build software using Team System typically look
for users to “acceptance test” applications before they are deployed to ensure
the application meets both the specifications and needs of users. An exception
is provided for this scenario; non-licensed users may access the operating
system and server software solely for the purpose of user acceptance
testing.
Team
Foundation Server is accessed through Team Explorer. You may install Team
Explorer on as many physical devices as you like; however, it can only be used
with Team Foundation Server.
Additional
aspects of Team Foundation Server licensing:
·
You may buy an external
connector license to allow any number of external users to access and use one
of your licensed copies of the server software. “External users” refers to
users that are neither (i) your or your affiliates’ employees, nor (ii) your
or your affiliates’ on site contractors or agents.
A
CAL
is
required for users or devices which:
·
Directly access Team Foundation
Server or SQL Server 2005.
·
Indirectly query or write to
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server or SQL Server 2005 through another
software application or device.
A
CAL
is not
required for users who:
·
View static Team Foundation
Server data that has been manually distributed outside of the server
software.
·
Receive Team Foundation Server
reports through e-mail and do not indirectly access the server to refresh,
create, or update data.
·
Receive printed Team Foundation
Server reports.
Team
Foundation Server is also available in a workgroup edition, which is limited
to five users. Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition has identical
functionality to Team Foundation Server with the exception of the limitation
on the number of users. Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition is provided
with Team System client products that are licensed with MSDN Premium
Subscriptions. In addition, Team Foundation Server CALs are not required for
accessing Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition.
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Test Load
Agent, which includes both agent and controller software, is for creating
additional, synchronized load. Team Test Load Agent enables users to scale-out
test load by adding more physical devices, each with the agent software
installed, and synchronized by the controller software. Team Test Load Agent
is licensed per processor; users must acquire a license for each processor on
which Team Test Load Agent runs, regardless of the number of cores those
processors have. In addition, Team Test Load Agent requires Team Edition for
Software Testers to generate synchronized load and report test
results.
Using the
recommended hardware configuration for Team Test Load Agent, example load
generation scenarios are shown in Table 5 (note that load is typically
measured in concurrent virtual users).
|
Test Load
Required |
Team Edition for
Testers |
Team Test Load
Agent |
|
1,000 Virtual Users
(VU) |
1 |
- |
|
5,000
VU |
1 |
5 |
|
10,000
VU |
1 |
10 |
|
25,000
VU |
1 |
25 |