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nicktct
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 Posted - 2010-06-14 : 17:53:31
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| Sorry if this is a really silly question but I'm new to SQLI've been given an SQL 2008 Standard Server disk to install which has the volume licence key automatically filled at install but I can't see anywhere on the documentation or during the setup that tells me how many CALs the installation is for!Is there some way of querying the server to find this out or am I miss-understanding how the volume licence works?ThanksNick |
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tkizer
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nicktct
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Posted - 2010-06-14 : 18:02:49
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| Um what's the difference between CALs and CPU licences and can I find out from the install what we have? (The guy that purchased it has gone on holiday and dropped this in my lap to install)If I just go ahead and install it according to the instructions he's left then it'll tell me at some point what licencing we have?ThanksNick |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2010-06-14 : 18:05:42
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| The installation does not provide this information to you. You'll need to figure out what was purchased.The difference is huge money-wise. CPU licenses allow you to have unlimited users connecting to the database server. A CAL on the other hand is for a user or a device. You typically purchase CPU licenses when you have an unknown number of users, take for example Amazon.com or some other large web site. You can calculate when CPU licenses are cheaper than CAL licenses if you know how much each costs. For my organization, it takes over 100 CAL licenses before it makes sense to purchase CPU licenses. We use Enterprise edition, which aren't cheap.Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/Subscribe to my blog |
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nicktct
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Posted - 2010-06-14 : 18:09:06
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| Ok Thanks Tara,I'll just have to go through what he has left me going on the assumption that he has purchased the correct licencing type. :)Nick |
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