I asked my son this question. He's is a licensing specialist with Ingram Micro, one of the major software distributors in Australia, and deals with exactly this kind of question all day. He's the guy who makes sure that their clients are sold what they need, but no more, so the price is kept as low as possible. So he ought to know the answer, at least as far as the Australian situation is concerned. I'm assuming the licensing conditions dont change from country to country, only prices.
Anyway, here's what he said: [quote] If there is any access, either direct or indirect to a SQL server they will need processor licences. The Server/CAL licence isn't licenced to be a web server or to support a web server. They base the licensing on physical processors, not virtual ones. A single dual core CPU is only counted as one CPU. Also, they only need licence the number of CPUs being used by Windows Server. In Windows Server 2003 you can rope off processors so that while a box may have two CPUs it only uses one. In that example they'd only need a single processor licence. [/quote] I hope this helps. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com On 2/16/06, Jim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That may be what the Dell rep said, but I can pretty much guarantee > you that MS doesn't think of it that way. Everything I have seen > regarding using SQL Server in conjunction with an internet facing > application server requires the per processor license. Even in the > old days before the current per processor licensing, you had to by the > internet connector license if it was going to be used with an > application server on the internet....just a CAL wouldn't cut it. > > On 2/15/06, J W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After hashing it over with the dell rep today. here was my conclusion. > > > > You don't need a processor license if your webserver making the > connections > > appears as one user making the queries. (I am pretty sure coldfusion > > operates this way) That way you only need 1 cal per web server. > > > > Jeff > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:232406 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
