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mvanwyk
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 Posted - 2007-03-08 : 03:52:33
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| Hi SQL TEAMI'm in a bit of a situation.Please bare with me as i explain.We would like to host a web serverWeb Server = Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition running IISAll 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 |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:02:31
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| Call Microsoft.This is a SQL site, not IIS site.Peter LarssonHelsingborg, Sweden |
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mvanwyk
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Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:26:20
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| 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
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Posted - 2007-03-08 : 04:47:59
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| 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 LarssonHelsingborg, Sweden |
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