Windows Server 2003 R2 CALs vs SQL Server 2005 CALS

[Guest FS John]

Hi there,

I am a bit confused about Microsoft CALs...

 

My company has 10 client and uses an own application (developed in Visual

Studio 2005 that access to a SQL Server database using ADO.NET) installed on

each machine.

 

I have a new Windows Server 2003 R2 that comes with 5 client CALs.

 

I need to install SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and (here I am sure) I

need to buy 10 CALs one for each user/machine (1 user use 1 machine)

 

My question is: Do I need to buy 5 more CALs for Windows Server 2003 (I will

use the server ONLY to host SQL Server 2005, I will not use the server as

Domain Controller, the network is a workgroup model)?

[Guest Daniel Peterson]

Re: Windows Server 2003 R2 CALs vs SQL Server 2005 CALS

 

You need a Windows CAL and a SQL CAL for each of your users/machines.

 

Here's the Microsoft list from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/priclicfaq.mspx

 

If a device or user is accessing or using the server software, a CAL is

required, unless:

 

access is through the Internet and is unauthenticated, or

access is to a server running Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, or

access or use is by an External User and External Connector licenses are

acquired instead of CALs.

 

"FS John" <FS John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8BBD6B12-0524-4C0B-8D2B-9A2CAD579CE7@microsoft.com...

> Hi there,

> I am a bit confused about Microsoft CALs...

>

> My company has 10 client and uses an own application (developed in Visual

> Studio 2005 that access to a SQL Server database using ADO.NET) installed

> on

> each machine.

>

> I have a new Windows Server 2003 R2 that comes with 5 client CALs.

>

> I need to install SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and (here I am sure) I

> need to buy 10 CALs one for each user/machine (1 user use 1 machine)

>

> My question is: Do I need to buy 5 more CALs for Windows Server 2003 (I

> will

> use the server ONLY to host SQL Server 2005, I will not use the server as

> Domain Controller, the network is a workgroup model)?

>

>