Do Microsoft Server Licenses expire?
Hiya,
My organisation has a MS Windows Server Enterprise 2008 R2 license that became active Nov 2009, and it's flagged on the MS Volume Licensing site as expiring this Nov - but I thought these licenses were ongoing? Do I actually have to buy another license??
I also have 3 Visual Studio Pro 2008 licenses that are also flagged as about to expire....
Confused! Please help!
My organisation has a MS Windows Server Enterprise 2008 R2 license that became active Nov 2009, and it's flagged on the MS Volume Licensing site as expiring this Nov - but I thought these licenses were ongoing? Do I actually have to buy another license??
I also have 3 Visual Studio Pro 2008 licenses that are also flagged as about to expire....
Confused! Please help!
It depends on what type of license you purchased. There are subscription licenses which expire, there are also licenses with Software Assurance (where the software assurance expires). I would talk to your reseller to determine which licenses you purchased.
I forgot to mention that the Visual Studio Pro licenses come with MSDN subscription, so that is what is expiring on those. You will still have a VSP license, just no access to MSDN.
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kevinhsieh - this is what I have started to think, we have a list of about 20 Open Licence Agreements, so I guess any one of the active ones will be ok to take over these license..?
good point kevinhsieh, if all the expirations are the same date (even is you purchased licenses at a later date under the same agreement) than that is probably what it is warning about.