Windows 2008 Licensing Question

[Guest Richard Morey]

Hi --

 

I work for a small development company and we are currently using hosted

services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering bringing this

in house and I have a question about licensing.

 

We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with Microsoft

Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but may expand beyond

this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and Exchange ? I have found

"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10 Client - Retail" online, however,

this does not specifically say how many CPUs it supports. I also found

"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU 5CLT - OEM" which I

assume supports up to 4 CPUs and comes with 5 client license. However, we

are not an OEM so I would prefer to buy the "RETAIL" version to get support

from Microsoft.

 

If someone could help me understand better which products support multiple

CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!

 

Thanks

 

Rich

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows 2008 Licensing Question

 

Hello Richard,

 

Easiest way to figure out your real license needs is, to phone MS support.

They can tell you.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi --

>

> I work for a small development company and we are currently using

> hosted services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering

> bringing this in house and I have a question about licensing.

>

> We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with

> Microsoft Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but

> may expand beyond this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and

> Exchange ? I have found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10

> Client - Retail" online, however, this does not specifically say how

> many CPUs it supports. I also found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard

> 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU 5CLT - OEM" which I assume supports up to 4 CPUs

> and comes with 5 client license. However, we are not an OEM so I would

> prefer to buy the "RETAIL" version to get support from Microsoft.

>

> If someone could help me understand better which products support

> multiple CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!

>

> Thanks

>

> Rich

>

[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: Windows 2008 Licensing Question

 

Here's a comparison of the technical features of the various editions.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-specs.aspx

 

Small Business Server may fit your needs. It includes Exchange. It usually

comes with five CALs. The CALs cover Exchange and if you get the Premium

version SQL. There is a 75 CAL maximum. The current version, 2003, is 32 bit

only. The 2008 version is due to be released later this year. It is 64 bit

only. It supports the same number of CPU sockets as Server Standard.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/sbs/default.mspx

 

--

Kerry Brown

MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

 

 

 

"Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi --

>

> I work for a small development company and we are currently using hosted

> services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering bringing this

> in house and I have a question about licensing.

>

> We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with Microsoft

> Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but may expand

> beyond this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and Exchange ? I

> have found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10 Client - Retail"

> online, however, this does not specifically say how many CPUs it supports.

> I also found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU

> 5CLT - OEM" which I assume supports up to 4 CPUs and comes with 5 client

> license. However, we are not an OEM so I would prefer to buy the "RETAIL"

> version to get support from Microsoft.

>

> If someone could help me understand better which products support multiple

> CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!

>

> Thanks

>

> Rich

>

>

>