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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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Do I need to transfer Server license CALs to new Domain Controller during AD transition?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I have an old Server 2003 domain controller I'm ready to decommission. I notice in Server 2003 there is a Licensing module under Administrative Tools that seems to manage…
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Tools for auditing software license compliance

We need to get Office install numbers and compare them to license counts in order to ensure compliance. What tools are there for querying software installations on the network?
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How to check if the license on the server is a TechNet License

I have a server machine with Windows 2008 Web Server running on it and I THINK I have been running it under the TechNet license. Now I need to turn it into a production server and I need to find out if I really am running it under a TechNet license…
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vmware esx licensing limit on vCPUs per VM

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? when a server has more than 8 cores per CPU (total 16 logical procs) and ESX standard license is applied, what does it mean for VM performance? Since each VM on host is…
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How do I tell which version of SQL Server 2008 is running on a server?

I'm trying to square up licensing, and I'm looking at a few SQL 2008 boxes that are in a cluster and I can not see where it says Enterprise Edition anywhere, even though I know that's what it's running. I need to figure this out, because I have a…
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How are large companies handling the storing and cataloging of software installation disks?

I just started working in the IT department of a small-medium sized construction company with about 200 users. One of my responsibilities is to setup and configure all new machines that come in. I would like suggestions on how to best manage the…
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SharePoint 2010 Licensing Costs

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We will be implementing a public-facing website in SharePoint 2010 and I have a few questions regarding licensing: Is there any (relatively) reliable pricing information…
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SQL Server 2008 Trial - How many days left?

If you have SQL Server 2008 Trial edition installed, how can you find out how many days are left? It doesn't seem to be in the Help-About dialog, or anywhere obvious. edit: Ok, so it did turn out to be in Help-About, see answers...
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Restoring Windows Server 2008 to different hardware - OEM License

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? For disaster recovery purposes, i am considering the possibility of using a VM to restore a backup of our Windows Server 2008, or even different hardware as a temporary…
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What is the least expensive version of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 that supports replication?

We need to purchase two licenses for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to upgrade Microsoft SQL Express 2008 so that we can mirror the two databases in two geographically dispersed locations. What is the least expensive licensing option, and where is a good…
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Terminal Services 2008 -- Error 4105 (Licensing Server Problem)

Here's the rundown on the server: Server 2008 Standard running as a member server in a Server 2003 domain Running Terminal Services for 5 users that need to access a POS application using RemoteApp Running it's own licensing server: 5 TS Per User…
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Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition Licensing for Virtual Machine on Hyper-V

I have windows server 2019 standard edition installed on my host machine and with 2 additional Windows server 2019 on Hyper-V virtual environment. Now I want to install 2 more windows 10 client VMs (Hyper-V) on same host machine. As I have read…
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KMS Activation for machine that's rarely on site

We have an employee who is about to change roles. They're moving to another state, and we are accommodating this by letting them switch to a remote position. After the change, the employee will only return onsite a couple times per year, with…
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Retaining Windows Server 2016 Licence when migrating VMs

So I'm trying to figure out how best to keep our active (legitimate) Windows Server 2016 Licence when migrating from ESXi to Proxmox. I have done a quick n dirty migration and it all seems to work pretty well, except for the fact that windows will…
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Are there any legal, free, sources for the Arial Narrow font definitions, to deploy on a Windows 2003 server?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I am looking to install Arrial Narrow font definitions on a Windows Server 2003 machine. I believe the font definitions are distributed with Microsoft Office installations;…
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