Re: Licenses

Absolutely. You need CALs for each cluster node period. The requirement is
based on the server, not the cluster and it makes no difference if one is
Active or Passive...they're both still installed and running.

Remember - Always verify licensing questions with your Microsoft TAM or
reseller.

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Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP

"A troubleshooter's best tool is the Event Viewer and understanding the
events and messages contained therein."

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"failover cluster" <failover cluster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:A9CC7CDD-F0ED-42E5-ADD5-CFAE57CE1575@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a question regarding licensing. Is it possible for you to provide
>me
> with an answer?
> We are building two identical servers and they are configured as a fail
> over
> cluster with an external storage unit. We want to load the machines with
> Windows 2003 server. Do we need to get separate licences for both the
> machines? Is one OEM licence ( Windows 2003 server with 5 cals)
> sufficient ?
> Please note that this is a cluster configuration and at any given point of
> time only one server is functional.
>
>
> I really appreciate your help in this regard


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