Usage Parameters
Customers who purchased T&R licences prior to 4th July 2022 have the following usage parameters:
Install one mirror copy of the software onto an alternative server (this includes virtual environments) for the purposes of replicating your live environment for disaster recovery purposes. And, Install one mirror copy of the software onto an alternative server (this includes virtual environments) for the purposes of replicating your live environment for testing purposes only.
Customers who purchased T&R licences on or after 4th July 2022 have the following usage parameters:Install one mirror copy of the software onto an alternative server (this includes virtual environments) for the purposes of replicating your live environment for disaster recovery purposes.Or, Install one mirror copy of the software onto an alternative server (this includes virtual environments) for the purposes of replicating your live environment for testing purposes only.
Multiple licences can be purchased where multiple test installations are required. Where the test licence was purchased prior to 4th July, additional can be purchased and the new parameters will apply to those additional licences.
Why are test licences required?
Upgrades: All upgrades require a Test & Recovery licence. Support will not be provided to any customer site without one.New customisation: All sites should test upcoming customisation away from the production environment to ensure no impact.
Disaster recovery: Most businesses want some element of disaster recovery, should something happen they have a backup site they can revert to in order to limit the impact to their business operations.
Benefits of a Test & Recovery Licence
A Test & Recovery licence allows the partner / customer to hold a copy of the Sage 200 customer setup.
This will assist the partner support and consultancy teams in providing a higher level of service, testing scenarios away from live customer environments and remove the risk of issues, which may impact the customers daily business.Some sites may wish to have a 'backup' server which contains an additional installation of Sage 200, which will hold a backup copy of the Sage 200 database so the data can be retrieved easily in the event of an unexpected problem with the main server.
A Test & Recovery licence is a variation to your existing licence and the terms in the agreement are in addition to those contained in your existing licence supplied with the Sage 200 software.