Re: Total CAL (Licensing) Frustration!

Thank you so much for your reply!

So, just to confirm:

In "Per Server" licensing, usage is enforced provided that the licensing service is not stopped.

In "Per Seat" licensing, usage is not enforced (regardless of the status of the licensing service).

-Ryan

Danny Sanders wrote:
Example: A Windows Server is configured for 5 CAL'S. If 6 users attempt to access the server simultaneously, what will happen since there are more users accessing it than there are CAL's?


That depends on if you are in per seat or per server. In per server the 6th connection will be refused. In per seat the 6th connection will be accepted. If the license logging service is stopped and disabled the 6th connection will be accepted.

Specifically, here is the exact problem I am trying to troubleshoot:

A Windows Server 2003 has a Microsoft SQL Instance installed on it. Periodically, problems are experienced from the clients trying to connect to the database. We are trying to troubleshoot this problem to see whether it is a licensing problem with either Windows Server or SQL Server. If the CAL licensing is not electronically enforced than I know that the problem must lie elsewhere; however, if it is electronically enforced than it could be a problem of licensing for either Windows or SQL Server.

Not having enough CAL for the server will not cause this. Not having enough SQL licenses will not cause this either. You might look in the event viewer.

hth
DDS

"Ryan Small" <ryan.small@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23NHSwzpNIHA.2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have looked all over Microsoft's site and searched Google and have yet to find the answer to what should be a very basic question:

Do any of the server products (Windows Server, SQL Server, etc.) electronically enforce usage based upon the number of CAL's or are they simply a paper-based license?

Example: A Windows Server is configured for 5 CAL'S. If 6 users attempt to access the server simultaneously, what will happen since there are more users accessing it than there are CAL's?

Please, please, please help me to answer this question.

Specifically, here is the exact problem I am trying to troubleshoot:

A Windows Server 2003 has a Microsoft SQL Instance installed on it. Periodically, problems are experienced from the clients trying to connect to the database. We are trying to troubleshoot this problem to see whether it is a licensing problem with either Windows Server or SQL Server. If the CAL licensing is not electronically enforced than I know that the problem must lie elsewhere; however, if it is electronically enforced than it could be a problem of licensing for either Windows or SQL Server.

Thanks,

Ryan


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