You vendor would be wrong per the link Cameron sent. On the page for Windows
Server:

 

Ø  The Windows CALs you acquire are designated for use exclusively with a
particular server.

 

What would be good is applications such as AV to internally schedule groups
of clients for updates. That way if you had 1000 seats needing AV updates,
the server would allow 50 or 100 at a time, whatever number makes sense for
you. Then your CAL requirement could be lessened and it would be a
marketable feature for the AV product.

 

-- 
Mike Gill

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:52 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Licensing question

 

My understanding is that you have to have enough Windows Server CALs for
everyone on your network, and that CALs “float” between servers. At least
that’s what our vendor told us when we went to Active Directory last year.

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 5:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Licensing question

 

Does every server have to have CALs for everyone in your organization?  For
instance, if I have a server that I use for network tools, for the most
part, do I have to have CALS for everyone, or just the people that would be
accessing it?  I can see the file server having the most CALs, as everyone
touches it for their files, but what about my AV server?  Only a handful of
people directly access it.  Or my webfilter server, only a handful of people
access it.

 

Joe Heaton

AISA

Employment Training Panel

1100 J Street, 4th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 327-5276

[email protected]

 

 

 

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