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Have a question regarding microsoft product licensing. Is it possible to purchase server 2012 and SQL 2012 std license, but install server 2008R2 and SQL 2008 std. Will I be compliant.
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Have a question regarding microsoft product licensing. Is it possible to purchase server 2012 and SQL 2012 std license, but install server 2008R2 and SQL 2008 std. Will I be compliant.

Microsoft license

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

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