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mvanwyk
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Posted - 2007-03-08 : 03:52:33
Hi SQL TEAM

I'm in a bit of a situation.

Please bare with me as i explain.

We would like to host a web server

Web Server = Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition running IIS

All the website hosted on this server will be available to the public.

Question 1.How do i licenses Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition?
Question 2.Do i need a CAL for every single person browsing to any of the websites hosted on the above server.
As far as i know you can not get a PER CPU license for Windows 2003 Server, is this true.
Question 3. Where would a CAL be required.
Question 4. How about remote desktop to the above server? that requires a CAL.

Thanks in advance for any replies

SwePeso
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30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:02:31
Call Microsoft.
This is a SQL site, not IIS site.


Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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mvanwyk
Yak Posting Veteran

99 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:26:20
Ok so you don’t have an answer..?

The next part of the question...
Lets say each website has a SQL 2005 backend how would one license the server?

PS* I'm in SA and the people over at microsoft say they don’t know, they are totally helpless.
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:47:59
If you use SQL Server as backend for a public web based system, you need processor license.
Are you telling me that Microsoft does not know how to license their own product (Windows Server 2003)?


Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:49:32
This might help you (took me 6 seconds at Google to find)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/priclicfaq.mspx


Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:52:25
And SQL Server licensing
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx

And this
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/sqlserverlicensing.mspx


Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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