And it is per physical processor. So, if you have a dual quad-core Xeon server, you just need two licenses! ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:can...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: What makes a sql connection Perzactly On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Candee Vaglica <can...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> We have a per processor license... >> >> That's the *server* license, not the *client* license. You have to >> pay Microsoft for both. > > Strike that. I just double-checked my facts (should have done so > first), and Microsoft says per-processor licenses don't need CALs for > MS-SQL. I must have been thinking of something else. > > "... processor licenses also grant any number of devices or users > the right to access and use the server software running on those > processors ... regardless of whether they are inside the organization > (intranet scenarios) or outside the organization (intranet or extranet > scenarios). With a processor license, there is no need to purchase > separate server licenses, CALs, or Internet connector licenses." > > From: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
