Re: SBS2008 install from my MS Action Pack

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Thanks KJ, Cliff for the input,

I did called Microstf and spoke with a Pre-Sales License Specialist and
after some research he told me that yes, you can use Premium licenses on a
Standard version. Aparently the SBS2008 licensing is made so you can mix and
match Standard and Premium CALs depending on if the users will need access to
SQL servers on the domain or not...

He sent me to the following URL:

http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/

where you can download the Product User Rights which confirms that SBS2008
Premuim CALs can be used on SBS2008 standard and that an SBS2008 Premium CAL
is all is needed to access any SQL server on the domain...

Thanks!

"kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:

Hmmm. I don't think it's right either. (that'll teach me to finish that cup
'o joe before reading).

However, MS has done essentially the same thing for SBSC's in the action
pack program.

....but I completely agree with the phone call to MS Licensing for an
authoritative answer.


Cliff Galiher wrote:
Hmmm, I'm not sure that is true. Because he is running SBS standard
and adding a separately licensed SQL server, I don't think you can
'shortcut' with the CALs because technically he isn't running SBS
premium, even if the end result is the same software setup. MS can
be picky about licensing in this regard.

Personally I wouldn't run the risk of being out of compliance by
trusting information in this newsgroup. This is worth a quick call
to Microsoft directly.

-Cliff


"kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gonzalo Parra wrote:
But what about licensing?

We want to use SBS2008 internally for our company but we have more
than 5 users so I need to buy more cals, is I install it like that
(SBS 2008 Standard + Win2008 + SQL Standard) then should I buy
PremiumCALs? or Standard CALs + SQL CALs?

any help appreciated...

If the added users will acccess SQL, then they will need premium
CALs. Otherwise standard CALs will be fine.



"Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Oh... right. I guessed that Dave was asking if his AP included
"Premium" so that he could install a second server with or without
SQL. As you point out, if the SQL in the AP is SQL Standard, it
doesn't matter. And, what the Premium part gives you is a second
Server license and a License for SQL, which is included in the AP,
so imo AP gives you either the same or more than SBS 2008 Premium.

You nailed it with the distinction between SQL Standard (can be
installed on any appropriate server), and SQL Standard for Small
Business, which is the same thing with a different label and EULA,
restricting it to SBS servers or SBS (preferably) domain member or
SBS additional DC servers.

Next question will be if the SQL in the AP is *not* SQL Standard
for Small Business, could it be installed on / in both the SBS
network and on a stand alone server or member of a different
network, either Domain or Workgroup. That will depend on the
number of licenses/installs granted by the AP license.

-Larry

"Les Connor" <les.connor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uSJ%23QHoRJHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right, but depending on the SQL that comes with AP (if it's the
SBS specific SQL), I believe it checks to see that it's
installing on a member server in the SBS 2008 network.

If the AP version of SQL isn't the SBS SQL, then it's a non-issue
I'd think.

--
Les Connor [SBS-MVP]


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"Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" <lstruckmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message news:%230E5PvnRJHA.5348@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There is no management relationship between the SBS 2008
installation and other servers on your LAN. You can add as many
as you have licenses for, and add them to the domain and the RWW
landing page manually.

-Larry

"Les Connor" <les.connor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23G3c85mRJHA.4408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That I don't know; it might be a question for the MAPS folks.

However, I'd expect you should be able to install WS 2008
standard (either 32 or 64) on another box, and then SQL on
that. You need the second server OS for SQL to run on.



--
Les Connor [SBS-MVP]


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"Dave Thursby" <thursby_david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Les, the Microsft Action pack here in the UK doesn't come with
the Premium version but it does come with SBS2008 Standard and
includes an SQL DVD. We needed to know if you install SBS2K8
standard, is it just a case of installing SQL 2K8 on another
box? gary


"Les Connor" <les.connor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You should be using SBS Premium, not SBS Standard.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794697.aspx


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816563.aspx


--
Les Connor [SBS-MVP]


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"Gary D" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have installed SBS2008 Standard on my 1st hardware
platform. I am now ready to install SQL2008 on our 2nd
platform. Does anybody know which server 2008 standard I
need to use for the SQL2008 to sit on ?

--
/kj

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/kj



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