TestStand Licensing for Remote Executions

[jakkok]

Hi all,

I’m looking for clarification regarding the required licenses for an NI TestStand configuration with remote executions. My plan is to have a single TestStand server instance and N TestStand executors, each with direct access to DUTs.

Do I need to purchase the following?

• 1× TestStand Development license (for the test developer)

• 1× TestStand Base Deployment license (for the server machine)

• N× TestStand Base Deployment licenses (one for each executor machine)

I came across one discussion about this topic, but since it referenced the “TestStand Remote EXE Server” (a term I don’t see in the current documentation), I believe the information might be outdated: Solved: TestStand Remote EXE Server Require Licensing? - NI Community.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Jakub

[Oli_Wachno]

The thread you are referring to is interesting.... yet very old.

I myself don't know, what is meant by "remote exe server"

I don't think, the TestStand engine will do anything without a license, so IMHO on your non-developement machines, IMHO the Base Deployment would be suficient.

[Scott_Richardson · Accepted solution]

The main parent topic in TestStand help is Executing Sequences Remotely, and there are additional sub-topics.

Yes the TestStand engine that loads under REngine.exe on the remote system needs at least the TestStand Base Deployment License.