Oh dear... licensign....I'm getting a headache already
1. If a nfp he should have gone through Techsoup.org where he could have
bought DIRT CHEAP licenses for a 501c3 org.
2. He should have a cdrom, paperwork, etc. to prove the licenses. We
aren't on the honor system and if he bought a retail box, no open
license/open value he has to keep the docs. If open value/license the
agreement is up on the eopen.microsoft.com website.
On the back of the cdrom 1 is the product key code. All of our SBS
servers need/must go through WPA.
CALs. Again, unless open value/license, he needs to have this piece of
paper with a product key code that is entered into the system and
activated. The SBS cals are like core cals... they cover everything on
that SBS box [this is why they are $99 a cal], they also cover a member
server as well [we don't need to buy server cals for a member server
used for TS purposes but we do need to buy TS cals or have leftover pre
4/23/2003 Win XP boxes]
Follow the wizards and is the Exchange 'turned off' or not installed? If
not installed use the add/remove Small Business server and you do a
maintenance install. Use the wizards, tweak afterwards is our motto.
[and for the record the FSMO moving argument is moot in SBSland our PDC
has to hold them all but a member server can be an additional domain
controller]
The first 5 cals are either device or user....after that you buy
whichever type.
To ensure that you don't lose the cals..... we're not on the honor
system....they get counted and enforced via licensing logging that you
cannot shut off..... ensure that the A/V is not scanning the licenses.
c:\winnt\system32\licstr.cpa & c:\winnt\\system32\lls
Exclude those.
In the todo list there is a "license console' that lists how many
licenses you have and how many have been used. SBS's counting is a bit
like the CPAs for Enron... it fudges a bit and thus has a bit of fluff
in there. What you see is the "max used" not the currently used. The
console will not tell you if the licenses in use after the first 5 are
device or user.
If they don't have the paperwork.... ping me back with the name of the
consultant as I know some MS partner folks.
Creamer, Mark wrote:
Folks, in an issue not related to my regular employer other than they
recommended me…I’ve been asked to assist a small non-profit with their
SBS 2003 so they can use calendaring in Exchange (currently Exchange
is turned off there).
I want to be able to assure them of their licensing compliance because
the “consultant” who installed everything seems to have been less than
above-board in that respect. Is there anything I can look
at/document/verify within the SBS tools that will tell me that
1. The server license is valid
2. The client licenses (and how many) are valid
Also, since I don’t have any experience with SBS other than a very old
version, does a client purchase one CAL that applies to all products
utilized on the SBS server, or are there individual CALS for server,
Exchange, etc?
Thanks folks – I just want to make sure I give these guys the best
possible information.
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