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hi<br />
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anything you need to know about how to determine your licencing in SQL SERVER 2005<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/10/tracking-license-information-in-sql-2005.aspx" rel="ugc">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/10/tracking-license-information-in-sql-2005.aspx</a>
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hi

anything you need to know about how to determine your licencing in SQL SERVER 2005

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/10/tracking-license-information-in-sql-2005.aspx [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/10/tracking-license-information-in-sql-2005.aspx]

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ashilo,<br />
Thanks, but, as one of the comments to the post writes--this only works if I already know my license type and how many CAL's I have or if it's Per-Processor. &nbsp;This registry entry simply provides a way to store information one happens to know.<br />
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I don't know what my license situation is for this server so I need to know how to figure that out. &nbsp;<br />
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Or do I just wait until the black helicoptors land in the parking lot?
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ashilo,
Thanks, but, as one of the comments to the post writes--this only works if I already know my license type and how many CAL's I have or if it's Per-Processor.  This registry entry simply provides a way to store information one happens to know.

I don't know what my license situation is for this server so I need to know how to figure that out.  

Or do I just wait until the black helicoptors land in the parking lot?

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Hello,<br />
I am newly in charge on an IT dept with several sql-servers that have been around a long time. &nbsp;I want to re-purpose one of them to be used by a larger number of users. &nbsp;I have no paperwork on this, it is sql-server 2005 purchased at least 5 years ago and well before my time.<br />
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I don't know if it's a 'per-processor' license, or CAL license, and don't know how &nbsp;many CAL's if it is this type of licensing. &nbsp;<br />
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How do I find that information? &nbsp;Is there a ServerProperty? &nbsp;Do I have to contact MS?<br />
Thanks,
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Hello,
I am newly in charge on an IT dept with several sql-servers that have been around a long time.  I want to re-purpose one of them to be used by a larger number of users.  I have no paperwork on this, it is sql-server 2005 purchased at least 5 years ago and well before my time.

I don't know if it's a 'per-processor' license, or CAL license, and don't know how  many CAL's if it is this type of licensing.  

How do I find that information?  Is there a ServerProperty?  Do I have to contact MS?
Thanks,

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