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Questions tagged [licensing]

A probably off-topic question relating to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by those others. Per the FAQ, licensing questions are generally off topic on SeverFault.

Licensing, in the context of IT, typically refers to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by others. Per the FAQ, typical licensing questions are off topic on SeverFault.

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Windows KMS licences in a restricted network

TL;DR: is it possible to install some kind of local kms activation proxy, so the clients could only talk to the proxy, and the proxy will forward the activation request to a kms server which can not be reached by the clients themselves? At our…
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About to setup KMS server for Volume activation

I have searched and searched for any hints of how i should setup our KMS server for our coming installations of 2008(r2) servers and win7 clients. No luck, so here I am. We've got around 20 developers switching to windows 7(about 50-80 more boxes…
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Does Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM require different install media?

I want to install an instance of Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM as a virtual machine on our VM server. Does the OEM version require me to download a different OS image that so we can install and use the OS?
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Windows Server 2012 RD Licensing Issuing Multiple Temp Licenses Per Machine

I have just setup a Windows Server 2012 RDS environment with Per Device CALs. Looking at RD Licensing Manager it is handing out multiple temp CALS per machine and multiple permanent CALS per machine. At this rate I will run out of licenses very…
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How do I get the system-serial-number for Xen Server?

I would like to find out how could I be able to retrieve the system-serial-number of virtual machines installed on Citrix XenServer. I had referred to…
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Windows Server 2012 as web server with user authentication - VL/SPLA - is it legal?

I've been wrapping my head around the topic for a few days now and the more I read the less I understand. Question 1: If I purchase a license for Windows 2012 Server (either Essential/Standard/DataCenter) - am I allowed to use it run publicly…
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What will happen if I install a 2-processor-licence on a 4-processor server with ESXi 5.5U2?

For I new setup I bought a Essentials Plus package for ESXi 5.5U2. This contains (according to the activation details): Three ESXi licenses for 2-socket-servers One vCenter license My two-socket-servers are not ready to deploy yet, so I started…
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Do we need CALs for our clients if we store their user accounts for third party apps in Active Directory?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We are looking at consolidating several credential stores into Active Directory. The credentials are mainly for our clients though (like FTP and a few web based application…
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Do I need extra CALs for VM host?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Assuming I have some appropriately licensed virtual machines running in a Server 2008 Hyper-V host, do I need to purchase extra Client Access Licenses for the host? Is there…
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Is it legal to import software from the USA?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We are a small but global group of companies. We have an office in the USA and we have a dollar account. How legal is it to buy USA softawe for use in the USA and UK? We use…
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Can Windows Server 2008 act as a KMS for Windows 7?

I have been asked to help set up a KMS server for Windows 7 clients on a Windows Server 2008 (R1 SP2) server. Windows Server is licensed separately from Windows 7 (the volume licence is only for Windows 7). Am I right in thinking that this means…
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Can I install a Windows Server 2012 virtual server using Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 with the same exact product key?

I've read everything I can find online, but I cannot find a simple answer to this question. I have Windows Server 2012 Standard installed using a volume license product key. The official product name is Windows Srv 2012 Standard MAK B in the…
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Media / Printed material needed for Upgrade Compliance?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? If we are buying new or used Windows FPP (Retail), we make sure we keep the Media, EULA, Manual, and License. Microsoft had informed us that all of these materials were…
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Windows Web Server 2008 License Key

I just bought a fresh retail copy of Windows Web Server 2008 from newegg the other day for a small web server I'm setting up at home. Went to install it, and it told me the license key was invalid. Of course I thought I must have just mistyped it,…
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SQL 2008 evaluation expired - how long will the DB continue to work?

We've got an instance of SQL Server 2008 running in production and I had no idea it was a trial version - until it expired! Now I can no longer run SQL Management Studio and SQL Reporting Services will not start, but SQL Server itself (ie. the…
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