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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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Remote Desktop license server in different domain than VM

My targeted setup: SLAT enabled laptop w recent graphics card Win2012 Host OS w Hyper-V role DirectX 11 driver installed Win8 VM (OS is joined in my employer's domain) I RDP into the Win8 VM from the Host OS I want to use RemoteFX to accelerate my…
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Is there anything like BizSpark for non software startups?

I'm trying to figure out how to build a decent IT infrastructure for a new business on a budget and I was wondering if anyone has any tips or ideas on how to build a Windows IT infrastructure cheaply in a new business. I know for software startups…
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Correct licensing if users have multiple AD accounts

When licensing User CALS for Windows Server, I have following problem (or question): Given you have 30 employees in your domain. 5 of them are administrators. Each of these administrator has two domain accounts, one for working, with almost normal…
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With a volume-licensed Exchange2010 DVD, can I avoid completely re-installing Exchange2010 Standard Trial?

I have installed Exchange 2010 Standard Trial edition, into our Exchange 2003 environment. And now, for licensing, I've been provided a completely separate ISO download, volume-licensed for Exchange 2010 Enterprise. I would really rather enter a…
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Microsoft Action Pack - Re-installation of software

My office currently has a Microsoft Action Pack (Design & Development) subscription. We get around 10 Windows 8 licenses, and an equal number of Office Professional licenses. I wanted to know whether un-installing an activated software from a system…
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Red Hat Licensing Model, a license is needed to run it?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? I've inherited two Red Hat servers at work. I'm planning on moving them to CentOS to avoid licensing costs. Now, the licenses expired on october and I've received a Red Hat…
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Windows environment license discovery

Is there some tool from Microsoft or from somebody else that can scan the network and discover the licenses keys from windows machines (Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2003, Office, SQL Server)? We've used Spiceworks but it doesn't…
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KMS Activation count w7 ent

On my KMS host (Windows Server 2008 R2), when i do a slmgr.vbs /dli, I dont see any Current Count fied, i only see this: Name: Windows Server(R), Server Standard edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMSCLIENT…
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Server 2003 saying unlicensed

I came in this morning to our windows 2003 server - running only SQL server 2005 saying it was unlicensed. When logged straight onto the box as soon as I got past the login, it popped up the click yes to license, did that and it would just loop back…
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Where are Windows Server license violations logged/manifested?

I develop and support a .NET WinForms app that encounters IOExceptions accessing the server's disk (see StackOverflow question 582988). I have recently started to suspect the server might be running out of licenses. So I spun up a Windows Server…
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vCenter server with both academic and Federal licensing?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? Background We have two servers running VMWare Academic licensing and just purchased two more under Federal licensing. The academic licensing will be converted soon and we'll…
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SQL Server + Windows Server CALs

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? I've asked the same question on stackoverflow, but i think it suits here better since it's a problem not related to programming. Scenario: I want to build Business Intelligence…
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Can I run more than two VMs on Windows Server 2012 Standard if guest OSes are not WS2012?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? It is said here that Windows Server 2012 Standard allows you to install it on one 2-processor machine and run up to two VMs of itself. But what's about other guest OSes? Can't…
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Hyper-V guest VM licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I've heard that with Enterprise Edition Server 2008, if you run a pure Hyper-V machine, you are also allowed to run four additional installations as guest VMs. The same goes…
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Do you need a CAL if I'm only logging in as a local administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? Here the scenario: I'm helping a really small business (less than 10 employees, no real administrators) migrate over an older sql server installation to a new box with new…
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