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A simple answer to a simple question. &nbsp;Thanks very much.
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A simple answer to a simple question.  Thanks very much.

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I manage an AD domain with 5 servers at this time. &nbsp;2 of those servers are 2003 and 3 are 2008. &nbsp;When I bring in 2 new 2012 R2 servers to replace the 2003 servers, do I have to purchase all new CAL's? &nbsp;I have already purchased plenty of past 2003 and 2008 CAL's to handle all of the users on the network.
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I manage an AD domain with 5 servers at this time.  2 of those servers are 2003 and 3 are 2008.  When I bring in 2 new 2012 R2 servers to replace the 2003 servers, do I have to purchase all new CAL's?  I have already purchased plenty of past 2003 and 2008 CAL's to handle all of the users on the network.

Transitioning Server 2003 servers to Server 2012 - Licensing

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.