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Changing from per server to per seat on a windows 2000 member server in a a SBS 2003 domain.
We have 20 CAL's for our SBS 2003 server. There is a windows 2000 server that is a member server of the SBS domain. It used to be a DC with its own domain. It was demoted to a member server of the SBS 2003 domain. It had 10 licenses of its own when it was a DC. Even though we have 20 licenses on SBS 2003 only 10 computers can access the windows 2000 server. It is my understanding that while a windows 2000 server is a member server on a SBS 2003 domain all of the licensing takes place on the SBS 2003 DC. If change from per server to per seat will we still have the 20 licenses on the SBS 2003 server? Do XP computers automatically come with a CAL for a SBS 2003 Server? I do not want to change to per seat and lock everyone out
Jay_Jay70
SBS enforces licencing and no XP doesnt come with one, you have to buy a CAL per user.....I would remove the licencing side of things from the 2000 Server as since its a member sever it only needs one CAL
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Does that mean that if we I changed from per server to per seat the 20 CAL's we have for SBS 2003 would not work since the XP boxes don't come with a CAL for the SBS 2003 server? Those 20 licenses on the SBS 2003 server would go to waste and we would have to buy a CAL for each of the dozen or so XP boxes in the domain.
Our current problem is that since there are only 10 licenses on the 2000 server we get knocked off when an 11th person tries to access it even though we have 20 licenses on the SBS 2003. So far trying to remove the licensing side of 2000 and getting it to rely on the SBS 2003 licensing is easier said then done. If your answer to the first parragraph is yes than changing from per server to per seat would not help.
Does that mean that if we I changed from per server to per seat the 20 CAL's we have for SBS 2003 would not work since the XP boxes don't come with a CAL for the SBS 2003 server? Those 20 licenses on the SBS 2003 server would go to waste and we would have to buy a CAL for each of the dozen or so XP boxes in the domain.
Our current problem is that since there are only 10 licenses on the 2000 server we get knocked off when an 11th person tries to access it even though we have 20 licenses on the SBS 2003. So far trying to remove the licensing side of 2000 and getting it to rely on the SBS 2003 licensing is easier said then done. If your answer to the first parragraph is yes than changing from per server to per seat would not help.
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So it looks like a CAL will work for an XP computer whether the Server is setup for "per seat" or "per server". I thought that by changing from "per server" to "per seat" may require a different type of CAL.
I was going to try changing from per server to per seat to see if that would make any difference but the primary problem seems to be as you state it,
"the server you are getting booted off that server becoz you have licencing installed on it and you dont need it".
One place I read on msft suggested making the licensing the same on both servers but the 2000 server wont let me. I'm going to try unjoing the 2000 server from the SBS domain and see if I can wipe licening out. After rejoing the domain hopefully we can access the 2000 member server with the SBS 2003 CAL's without having any licensing at all on the 2000 server
I was going to try changing from per server to per seat to see if that would make any difference but the primary problem seems to be as you state it,
"the server you are getting booted off that server becoz you have licencing installed on it and you dont need it".
One place I read on msft suggested making the licensing the same on both servers but the 2000 server wont let me. I'm going to try unjoing the 2000 server from the SBS domain and see if I can wipe licening out. After rejoing the domain hopefully we can access the 2000 member server with the SBS 2003 CAL's without having any licensing at all on the 2000 server
the licencing types are different fro SBS and standard - your plan should work