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How to determine number of CALs installed and/or install more
How do you find out how many user CALs are already installed on a Windows Server 2003 R2 server? And, if it turns out more are needed, once you purchase them how do you install or activate them on the server?
Jay_Jay70
look under the licensing tab in administrative tools
Hi-
see these url
http://www.softwarespectrum.com/microsoft/advisor/lic_serverCalOptions.asp?bucketNum=4
http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs/browse_thread/thread/884b7fd2ba6865e0/376b77ed7ec5a3c5?lnk=st&q=How+to+determine+number+of+CALs+installed+and%2For+install+more&rnum=1&hl=en#376b77ed7ec5a3c5
see these url
http://www.softwarespectrum.com/microsoft/advisor/lic_serverCalOptions.asp?bucketNum=4
http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs/browse_thread/thread/884b7fd2ba6865e0/376b77ed7ec5a3c5?lnk=st&q=How+to+determine+number+of+CALs+installed+and%2For+install+more&rnum=1&hl=en#376b77ed7ec5a3c5
ASKER
Thanks for the quick replies, folks.
Jay Jay70, if I go to Licensing under Administrative Tools, I get the message that License Logging Service is disabled. Doing a little research at Microsoft's web site, it appears that's be design, and enabling the feature may not be a good idea. Here's the KB link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824196/en-us
Also, if I choose Licensing under Control Panels, it merely lets me choose between Per Server & Per Device or User.
As for the two links Abs jaipur provided, the first is simply a description of how licensing works, and the second references Windows Small Business Server 2003, NOT Windows Server 2003. License Logging Service functions on SBS 2003, and in fact MUST be on or the server restarts every hour, so the article isn't applicable to my questions.
Thanks again, folks, but I still need my two questions answered.
Jay Jay70, if I go to Licensing under Administrative Tools, I get the message that License Logging Service is disabled. Doing a little research at Microsoft's web site, it appears that's be design, and enabling the feature may not be a good idea. Here's the KB link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824196/en-us
Also, if I choose Licensing under Control Panels, it merely lets me choose between Per Server & Per Device or User.
As for the two links Abs jaipur provided, the first is simply a description of how licensing works, and the second references Windows Small Business Server 2003, NOT Windows Server 2003. License Logging Service functions on SBS 2003, and in fact MUST be on or the server restarts every hour, so the article isn't applicable to my questions.
Thanks again, folks, but I still need my two questions answered.
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Simon,
Thank you for the good info. It seems to confirm what little I was able to find on the internet.
However, my second question wasn't "How do you know if you need any more?" but rather, "If in the future I purchase more, how do I tell the server I bought them?"
For example, if I buy another 5 user CAL for SBS 2003, there's a place for me to type it in. If I understand your answer to my first question, are you saying that I don't do anything at the server when I purchase additional Windows Server 2003 CALs? Microsoft of all people is operating on the "honor system"?
Finally, you mention that you simply used to change the number to 999. When and where in the install or operation is this done at?
Roy
Thank you for the good info. It seems to confirm what little I was able to find on the internet.
However, my second question wasn't "How do you know if you need any more?" but rather, "If in the future I purchase more, how do I tell the server I bought them?"
For example, if I buy another 5 user CAL for SBS 2003, there's a place for me to type it in. If I understand your answer to my first question, are you saying that I don't do anything at the server when I purchase additional Windows Server 2003 CALs? Microsoft of all people is operating on the "honor system"?
Finally, you mention that you simply used to change the number to 999. When and where in the install or operation is this done at?
Roy
My reference to changing the number was from NT4 days. I don't know whether you can do the same thing with the later versions as I have never looked.
You only need to worry about CALs with applications that are hard limited like SBS. Windows 2003 isn't hard limited. When you buy the CALs, you don't get anything. You don't tell the server you have any. You could get away with any - but that is a breach of the license agreements and in the event of an audit you would be found in breach of the agreement and all the associated consequences.
Simon.
You only need to worry about CALs with applications that are hard limited like SBS. Windows 2003 isn't hard limited. When you buy the CALs, you don't get anything. You don't tell the server you have any. You could get away with any - but that is a breach of the license agreements and in the event of an audit you would be found in breach of the agreement and all the associated consequences.
Simon.