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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 VMs can I install on Windows Server 2016 standard?

With 1 Windows Server 2016 Standard (WS2016s) license (running Hyper-V) installed as host on a physical machine, how many VMs can I install on that machine? Is there a limit? Could I install 10 Ubuntu Server as VMs or I am limited to 2 VMs per…
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Is it allowed to use a windows 2003 x64 standard server with a 32 Bit license?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? i have got a vaild License for windows 2003 standard server 32Bit. We are changing our server (Completely new machine). The new server got 6GB and all software seems to be…
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What is the most cost effective method for licensing Microsoft Office on network computers

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I have a small (50 seats) office domain that needs to have Office 2007 available to the users. The cost to purchase volume licenses seems quite high at about $350/seat. …
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Upgrading from SharePoint Foundation 2013 to SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise

TechNet has an article for this that start with point 1 and ends on point 2. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16033.sharepoint-2013-migrate-from-sharepoint-foundation-2013-to-sharepoint-server-2013.aspx This is not very…
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SQL Server version for developing and testing server?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? i been trying to find information about what would be the most suitable edition of sql server for a developing and testing server. The first one will be accessed by a group…
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Windows Server CALs Explanation Please

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Can we please get a straightforward answer for a simple environment with CALs and how many need to be purchased? Environment: 4 x Windows Server 2008 + 40 users = How many…
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windows server 2008 R2 licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Hey, Quick question which I've be unable to find an answer to for some reason. Will Windows server 2008 license keys work with server 2008 R2? Thanks,
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Windows 7 Enterprise Volume License version on MSDN

I want to download Windows 7 Enterprise from my MSDN subscription. I can see Win7 Enterprise listed, but it gives me the option to get a key. This isn't what I want - I need a version of the media which will work with a volume licensing key…
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After fresh install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation, the evaluation period is expired?

Just finished building out a VM on an ESXi host 5.1. I already have 2 vms running on it, one is Windows Server 2012 (not R2) evaluation with 132 days left, and the other is a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM with 125 days left. Now, our client needs a new…
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How many users can connect to Windows 2003 Terminal Server at the same time?

If I have one Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server and 200 TS-CAL:s (per Device), how many simultaneous connections can users make from those devices to this Terminal Server?
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10 day grace period on my 180 day server 2012 evaluation?

I just installed an eval copy of windows server 2012 (datacenter) core. It says its a 180 evaluation, but checking the licensing info I see this: Is this different for core installs than GUI because I have used the same iso to do full GUI installs…
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RDS Multiple Licensing Servers

We have multiple geographically separate sites which each have their own ADDS site as expected. Each site is going to have it's own Terminal Server and I would like each site to have it's own RDS Licensing Server. However: We only have one set of…
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How can I accurately determine the age of a hard drive?

Yes, if it's large, heavy, and only 65 Meg in capacity, you can assume it's ancient. An RLL controller would positively indicate the drive is from antiquity. What about drives that are only 3 or 4 years old? If I know the serial number, make and…
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Can I use my Microsoft Technet product keys after my subscription expires?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Can I use my Microsoft Technet Product Keys after my subscription expires? I'm coming due in a couple of months and I'm not sure if I'll have the 250 to renew. I've search…
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Amazon EC2 - Change SQL Server from Standard to Web

We have a web application running on an EC2 instance that was built using the SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard AMI. We have since noticed that the cost of Standard is substantially higher than the cost for Web. I cannot find any reason to indicate why it…
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