Virtualization with VMWare

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Hi

A question about licensing virtual servers here.

Is it legal to do the following:-

Server A
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (5 cal) as a host operating system.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition (5 CAL) + 45 device CALS used as main server (Guest OS running live).

Server B
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (5 cal) as a host operating system.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition (5 CAL) + 45 device cals used as main server (dormant image of Server A guest OS).

So my shopping list is:-

2 x Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (5 cal)
1 x Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition (5 CAL)
9 x 5 device CAL for SBS

Each guest operating system will be set to run on two processors.

Thanks

Steve
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Relevant Pages

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