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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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How many cals do I need for a server handing out profiles

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Suppose I have a windows 2003 server which hosts 500 roaming profiles. Do i need 500 cals for each user accessing his profile. How does this work?
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MS licensing of multiple RDP sessions for non-MS products in Windows XP Pro

Question 1) and 2) were moved into separate thread Which Windows remote connections bypass LSA? What is the definition of a login vs. logon session? 3) Do I understand correctly that multiple remote RDP sessions are supported by Windows XP but…
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Unlimited desktop connections in Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

I recently installed Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64 bit) on a nice machine that's more than capable of handling 30 or so remote desktop connections at once, and this is precisely what I want to do. Unfortunately, I can only make 2 at a…
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OVS for Office 2010 - Macs?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We're right in the middle of planning/buying Office 2010 for our main office. We have a mixed enviroment with Office 2003 and Office 2004 Mac Edition. I've called both my…
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Can't activate the Terminal Server in Windows Server 2003

I receive the following error message when I try to register my Terminal Server in Windows Server 2003. The server is online and able to access the internet. The License Server Activation Wizard encountered an internal error from the license…
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Multicore license: ESX Vs Citrix Xenserver

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? VMware ESX is free for upto 6 cores per CPU only Vsphere Advanced version is required for 12 CPU cores does Xenserver 5.5 free support greater than 6 cores per CPU/Socket?
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"Upgrading" SQL Server 2008 180-day Evaluation to Licenced Standard Edition

I run into the same issue as someone who posted this question on experts-exchange.com (couldn't read the answer though as I don't have an account there): {Quote Begin} I noticed that the 180-day Evaluation version of SQL Server 2008 is…
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Release dates for Office 2010 in Canada

Are the Canadian Office 2010 release dates different from the American ones? I'm interested in the volume license release date in Canada. I beleive it was May 1 in USA. Are academic open licenses different?
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Windows Server 2003 Licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I'm looking to get a Windows Server 2003 box in the middle of my linux network. :( I'm just concerned about CAL licensing for it. No devices will access any network server…
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SQL Server 2008 lincensing question relating to web servers

We purchased SQL Server 2008 Standard licences last year under the server + device CAL licencing model. Since our server has 2 physical CPUs and only 46 clients, this option was by far the cheapest. Now we'd like to be able to query a small number…
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Clarification on Hyper-V licensing, features, and version

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? As I understand it, you can do: Windows 2008 + Hyper-V role Windows Hyper-V Server (which is free I believe) Windows 2008 Core + Hyper-V Role I'm assuming that Core +…
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Adding a 2008 R2 DC to a SBS2003 R2 domain

I am planning on adding a Windows Server 2008 R2 box as a second domain controller for a client running an SBS 2003 R2 domain and have two questions. Are there any "gotchya's" involved in doing this, or do I just run ad and forest prep, promote…
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Does Exchange 2007 license allow Exchange 2003 to be installed and used?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Does having Exchange 2007 license allow me to install Exchange 2003 and use it instead? (for example if system is 32 bit only and Exchange 2007 is x64 so can't be…
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Windows 2003 SBS licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I've Windows 2003 SBS and 40 CAL licenses for SBS. I also have Microsoft Exchange 2007 license for 2nd server which acts as front-end for Exchange (outbound/inbound emails…
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Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server does not give out all available licenses

I installed the Terminal Server role in Windows Server 2003 Standard 64-bits. Still, only 2 connections are allowed. The License Manager says that there are 10 Device CALs available, which is correct, and that none are given out. For good measure I…
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