How does Licensing Work

[Guest Griff5w]

I am curious about how the licensing works.

 

I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and MSSql Server

2000. We have five user machines running XP. If I understand

correctly, Win2003 and MSSql come with 5 Client licenses. What if I

need to add another user? We don't use Active Directory are anything

like that. We are only using the server to host the database that our

application connects to.

 

So, if I need to add a sixth user, do I need more licenses for Win

2003 AND MSSql?

 

And what about Terminal Services? I am thinking maybe of moving our

users over to Linux/Mac computers and having them access that one

application via TS. How does that work in regards to licenses? And

do I really need to setup another Windows 2003 machine to host the TS

License Server?????

 

Thanks.

Griff

[Guest AllenM]

Re: How does Licensing Work

 

You either need User CAL's or Device CAL's. Basically you need a license for

every user and or device that "authenticates" to your domain.

 

 

"Griff5w" <griff5w@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I am curious about how the licensing works.

>

> I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and MSSql Server

> 2000. We have five user machines running XP. If I understand

> correctly, Win2003 and MSSql come with 5 Client licenses. What if I

> need to add another user? We don't use Active Directory are anything

> like that. We are only using the server to host the database that our

> application connects to.

>

> So, if I need to add a sixth user, do I need more licenses for Win

> 2003 AND MSSql?

>

> And what about Terminal Services? I am thinking maybe of moving our

> users over to Linux/Mac computers and having them access that one

> application via TS. How does that work in regards to licenses? And

> do I really need to setup another Windows 2003 machine to host the TS

> License Server?????

>

> Thanks.

> Griff

[Guest Griff5w]

Re: How does Licensing Work

 

On Apr 30, 1:17 pm, "AllenM" <nore...@NoEmail.com> wrote:

> You either need User CAL's or Device CAL's. Basically you need a license for

> every user and or device that "authenticates" to your domain.

>

> "Griff5w" <grif...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:60b74692-7ace-4a11-9cc6-4c053f6b84a1@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...

>

> >I am curious about how the licensing works.

>

> > I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and MSSql Server

> > 2000. We have five user machines running XP. If I understand

> > correctly, Win2003 and MSSql come with 5 Client licenses. What if I

> > need to add another user? We don't use Active Directory are anything

> > like that. We are only using the server to host the database that our

> > application connects to.

>

> > So, if I need to add a sixth user, do I need more licenses for Win

> > 2003 AND MSSql?

>

> > And what about Terminal Services? I am thinking maybe of moving our

> > users over to Linux/Mac computers and having them access that one

> > application via TS. How does that work in regards to licenses? And

> > do I really need to setup another Windows 2003 machine to host the TS

> > License Server?????

>

> > Thanks.

> > Griff

 

I am not using Domains. It is just a simple Workgroup. The server

exists solely to run MSSql which hosts the data for an application

that we run. All other network tasks (printing, file shares, email,

etc) are handled on Linux. Unfortunately we have this one application

that we must use only hosts data in MSSql.

 

So, for the sixth user to use the application and have it get the data

in MSSql, we have to buy another CAL for both Win2003 AND MSSql??

 

Now, if I decide to use Terminal Services for the users to run that

application, do I still need a CAL for Win2003 and MSSql for EACH

User? Plus TS Licenses?

[Guest kj [SBS MVP]]

Re: How does Licensing Work

 

Griff5w wrote:

> On Apr 30, 1:17 pm, "AllenM" <nore...@NoEmail.com> wrote:

>> You either need User CAL's or Device CAL's. Basically you need a

>> license for every user and or device that "authenticates" to your

>> domain.

>>

>> "Griff5w" <grif...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:60b74692-7ace-4a11-9cc6-4c053f6b84a1@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>> I am curious about how the licensing works.

>>

>>> I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and MSSql Server

>>> 2000. We have five user machines running XP. If I understand

>>> correctly, Win2003 and MSSql come with 5 Client licenses. What if I

>>> need to add another user? We don't use Active Directory are

>>> anything like that. We are only using the server to host the

>>> database that our application connects to.

>>

>>> So, if I need to add a sixth user, do I need more licenses for Win

>>> 2003 AND MSSql?

>>

>>> And what about Terminal Services? I am thinking maybe of moving our

>>> users over to Linux/Mac computers and having them access that one

>>> application via TS. How does that work in regards to licenses? And

>>> do I really need to setup another Windows 2003 machine to host the

>>> TS License Server?????

>>

>>> Thanks.

>>> Griff

>

> I am not using Domains. It is just a simple Workgroup. The server

> exists solely to run MSSql which hosts the data for an application

> that we run. All other network tasks (printing, file shares, email,

> etc) are handled on Linux. Unfortunately we have this one application

> that we must use only hosts data in MSSql.

>

> So, for the sixth user to use the application and have it get the data

> in MSSql, we have to buy another CAL for both Win2003 AND MSSql??

>

> Now, if I decide to use Terminal Services for the users to run that

> application, do I still need a CAL for Win2003 and MSSql for EACH

> User? Plus TS Licenses?

 

 

Still need a user or device license for windows (domain or not - doesn't

matter).

 

SQL *may* be licensed "Per Processor" and if so, you needn't a sperate CAL

for that. You need to look at your SQL license.

 

TS licensing is yet another need if you go that way.

--

/kj

[Guest AllenM]

Re: How does Licensing Work

 

 

Like kj wrote you will still need them. As long as they are required to

"authenticate" to a domain or local machine. Additionally if you plan on

using terminal server you will need TS cals.

 

"Griff5w" <abowman0@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Apr 30, 1:17 pm, "AllenM" <nore...@NoEmail.com> wrote:

>> You either need User CAL's or Device CAL's. Basically you need a license

>> for

>> every user and or device that "authenticates" to your domain.

>>

>> "Griff5w" <grif...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:60b74692-7ace-4a11-9cc6-4c053f6b84a1@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> >I am curious about how the licensing works.

>>

>> > I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003 and MSSql Server

>> > 2000. We have five user machines running XP. If I understand

>> > correctly, Win2003 and MSSql come with 5 Client licenses. What if I

>> > need to add another user? We don't use Active Directory are anything

>> > like that. We are only using the server to host the database that our

>> > application connects to.

>>

>> > So, if I need to add a sixth user, do I need more licenses for Win

>> > 2003 AND MSSql?

>>

>> > And what about Terminal Services? I am thinking maybe of moving our

>> > users over to Linux/Mac computers and having them access that one

>> > application via TS. How does that work in regards to licenses? And

>> > do I really need to setup another Windows 2003 machine to host the TS

>> > License Server?????

>>

>> > Thanks.

>> > Griff

>

> I am not using Domains. It is just a simple Workgroup. The server

> exists solely to run MSSql which hosts the data for an application

> that we run. All other network tasks (printing, file shares, email,

> etc) are handled on Linux. Unfortunately we have this one application

> that we must use only hosts data in MSSql.

>

> So, for the sixth user to use the application and have it get the data

> in MSSql, we have to buy another CAL for both Win2003 AND MSSql??

>

> Now, if I decide to use Terminal Services for the users to run that

> application, do I still need a CAL for Win2003 and MSSql for EACH

> User? Plus TS Licenses?