HP Remote Graphics Software Licensing Guide

RGS products
NOTE: For detailed information on the RGS products, see the HP RGS Datasheet and the HP RGS
QuickSpecs, available at
http://www.hp.com/go/rgs.
HP offers these RGS products:
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HP RGS Trial Edition—HP offers a free, 60-day trial version of HP RGS Desktop; no license
purchase is required.
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HP RGS VDI local license—This RGS product runs on HP and non-HP VMware VDI (Virtual
Desktop Infrastructure) and HP Blade PC platforms. HP RGS VDI uses a local license file key. A
separate HP RGS VDI license is required for each virtual machine or physical machine using RGS.
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HP RGS Desktop local license—This RGS product runs on all RGS supported platforms,
including: notebooks, desktop PCs, mobile workstations, personal workstations and HP Blade
workstations. In addition, this key will also run on VMware VDI and HP Blade PC platforms that
are supported by the RGS VDI license key. A separate HP RGS Desktop local license is required
for each virtual machine or physical machine using RGS.
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HP RGS Desktop floating license—This RGS product runs on all RGS supported platforms,
including: notebooks, desktop PCs, mobile workstations, personal workstations and HP Blade
workstations. In addition, this key will also run on VMware VDI and HP Blade PC platforms that
are supported by the RGS VDI license key. A license server is required to manage HP RGS
Desktop floating license keys. A more detailed explanation of floating licenses may be found in
RGS license types on page 2.
All RGS products include the same RGS Sender and the same RGS Receiver. The RGS Receiver is
unlicensed, and can be installed on a broad range of computers.
NOTE: Except for the 60-day HP RGS Trial Edition, the RGS products never expire once they are
installed and licensed. The purchased software license key will allow the user to install and run the
latest version of RGS available at purchase time, as well as any subsequent minor/patch updates for
that release.
In order to run future primary or major enhancement releases, the user must purchase an RGS Software
Upgrade product. Upgrade pricing is available for new major releases of RGS. To qualify for upgrade
pricing you must be a licensed owner of a qualifying version of HP RGS. The previous two major
versions of HP RGS qualify for upgrade pricing. For example, versions 5.4 and 5.3 will both qualify for
upgrade pricing for the next major release of HP RGS.
For more detailed information on the RGS products, see the HP Remote Graphics Software QuickSpec
available on the RGS home page at
http://www.hp.com/go/rgs.
For RGS supported operating system details on hosted OS Virtual Machine and physical machine
environments, see the latest RGS User Guide available at
http://www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals.
NOTE: Telephone support service is for RGS software installation and configuration support.
Customer must have a fully functioning system with standard Microsoft Windows software loaded and
running.
Software updates are available through the HP Software Depot. Go to
http://software.hp.com and
under Product Category, select Virtualization Software > Client Virtualization to find the
latest HP Remote Graphics software release.
RGS products
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