SBS 2008 license

thanks Cliff.
is there any proper article or document on this?
For sbs2008 do i need to enter the cals key on server or its just paper based to keep record. thanks

Thanks TBK, what about if users are accessing email remotely via owa or Outlook anywhere, on this case i think its better to select per-user CAL.

Yes it would be better to do per user CAL, it's almost always better to use per-User CALs ...

on 2008 btw there is a key code to enter, not paper, so you have to order it and then you get the license code to enter into License Manager

With SBS 2008 it is paper based. As far as documentation on how CALs work and are assigned, that is always in  a document Microsoft calls a PUR (Product Use Rights) and is kept on the Microsoft Volume Licensing website. Bing Microsoft Volume Licensing PUR and you should get a link right away. I'm mobile at the moment or I'd do so and paste the link myself...

-Cliff

thanks, where do i check this info whether server is setup with per user or per device on sbs2008

THe license manager should tell you that

Sorry TBK, the license manager went away with 2008. SBS 2003 and *EBS* (not SBS) had it, but SBS 2008 and SBS 2011 are paper only.

-Cliff

ya that what i thought.
any other way to know whether its on per user or device, thanks

The first 5 CALs (that come with the server) can be user or device. Since it is paper based you choose, document, and that is what they are. Subsequent CALs are based on what you purchase and will be included with the CAL paperwork you receive when you make the purchase. Again, you document based on the purchase you made. There is no way, in the console, to tell you what CALs are what model.

In rare cases, it even makes sense to mix and match user vs device, but documentation in those instances becaomes a bit hairy, so unless you have a required need, I recommend against it.

-Cliff