Merv
Mon Feb 12 20:50:58 CST 2007
While I don't want to dispute what Eugene says, a server does not consume a
CAL (Client Access License). A CAL is for a license for a device or a user
that is "accessing the server". It is not for a server that is "being
accessed". An SBS CAL is used to authenticate to the SBS domain (the SBS
server). A member server does not need to authenticate
How to configure licensing on an additional Windows server in an SBS network
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327644
This question has been batted back and forth in this newsgroup for many
years. Over that time I have come to the conclusion, based on posts by Eric
Ligman - MS licensing guru and others, that servers do not consume SBS CALs.
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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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<compsosinc@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1171313994.761340.174250@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 9, 12:19 pm, "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]"
> <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Servers do not consume CALs because they are not considered "clients".
>> With
>> SBS 2000, the Windows 2003 CALs are covered by the SBS 2000 CALs up to
>> the
>> number of SBS 2000 CALs you have installed. You would only need a
>> Windows
>> 2003 server license for the additional server. KB 327644 is your guide
>> for
>> this.
>>
>> To determine the number of SBS 2000 installed CALs:
>>
>> SBS Administrator Console | Server Status | About
>>
>> --
>> Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
>> ============================
>>
>> <compsos...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1171031534.062096.119640@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > We are going to be adding a Windows 2003 R2 Server as a member server
>> > to an existing SBS2000 domain. The 2003 Server will run an application
>> > that approx 15 XP workstations will access. Those same workstations,
>> > plus 5 others, will access the SBS 2000 Server as they always have.
>>
>> > 1. How do we check how many CALs we currently have installed on for
>> > the SBS2000 Server?
>>
>> > We have been reviewing posts and articles concerning whether or not we
>> > need the following:
>>
>> > 1. A CAL for the Windows 2003 Server to be added to the domain.
>> > 2. CALs for the workstations to access the Windows 2003 Server, while
>> > still accessing the SBS2000 server.
>>
>> > Here is a thread from 2005 that indicates that we do not need any more
>> > CALs for anything.
>>
>> >
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz20...
>>
>> > Also, here is an excerpt from Microsoft KB Article 327644, dated
>> > October 2006
>>
>> > The license agreement for the SBS 2000 client access license pack
>> > says,
>> > "This CAL also authorizes you to access and use the services and
>> > functionality of a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server that is in the same
>> > domain
>> > as the Server Software." Although it is not specifically stated, you
>> > are
>> > also allowed to access any computers that are running Windows Server
>> > 2003 in
>> > the same domain as the SBS computer. The reference to Windows Server
>> > 2003
>> > was not included in the license agreement because Windows Server 2003
>> > was
>> > not a released product at the time. There are no plans to update the
>> > text of
>> > the license agreement."
>>
>> > Can anyone clarify what we need to do for proper licensing of this
>> > setup?
>>
>> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>
> Merv- I received this reply in another newsgroup - it indicates that
> the 2003 Server will consume a CAL and that contradicts what you
> wrote. Can you clarify? here it is:
>
> hi,
>
> There are only device CALs for SBS2000.
> To see the number of CALs registered/installed on the SBS2000,
> launch the SBS Administration Console (in Start menu), then near the
> right-corner of this window, click on "About". It'll bring up a
> window
> showing the licensed company and the number of CALs.
>
>
> SBS2k supports 2 modes of CAL licensing; in your case you'll need to
> use "per seat mode" licensing.
>
>
> You'll need CALs for all devices joining the SBS2k domain, including
> one for the (member) Windows server- so count all PCs plus Win
> server.
> However, you won't need separate CALs for Windows server. From
> your info, it looks like you'll need 21 SBS CALs (15 + 5 + 1).
>
>
> HTH,
> Eugene Tan
>
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