Windows CAL

the environment is a mixture of Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 different editions. All of them are mixed physical and virtual combinations. All the domain controllers are in Windows 2003. With respect to CALs, what CALs will be required? 2003 or 2012?

This is an exerpt from the Windows CAL Licensing guide:
A Windows Server CAL gives a user or device the right to access any edition of Windows Server of the same or earlier version. (You cannot use an earlier-version CAL to access a later-version server.)
Document available here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/Assessing_Windows_Server_Licensing.pdf
For further information about CAL:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx#tab=
So you would need Server 2012 CALs.
Craig.

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SQL Server Processor/Core Licensing and Windows CALs

I've scoured the internet for an answer to this question, so I'm assuming the scenario isn't as common as I think, or people are purposely looking the other way because they don't want to know the answer :)
The application in question is pretty simple - An ASP.net web application using ASP.net forms auth (no end-user Windows Authentication). Using Windows Server 2008 Web Edition, we've confirmed that no Windows CAL is required on the front-end web tier.
So then on the back-end data tier (SQL Server) it also seems pretty straight forward. As far as I can tell, the SQL Server licensing makes it pretty clear "...users who input data into, query, or view data through a web-based application... require
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Here's where it gets tricky... What about the licensing requirements for the Windows Server that SQL Server is running on? Do we need a
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order than a Windows CAL (thereby covering both).
It would seem ridiculous (IMHO) to allow unlimited connections to SQL, but then dump you back to the CAL model on Windows (since there is no "unlimited" option in Windows Server). But licensing is a strange beast, and non-compliance is not
something I'm interested in.
Any insight with pointers to Microsoft documentation would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks guys,

For those of you who would like an answer on this without calling licensing support, here's the answer :)
Windows Server 2012 does NOT have a CAL limitation for "public" web traffic. I specifically asked about ASP.net Forms Authenticated users, and the licensing specialist said any website that uses anonymous authentication which then passes
auth onto some other back-end process (e.g. ASP.net forms auth) you do not need a Windows CAL. You DO need a Windows CAL if your application is somehow tied to services on the Windows box where the website user actually enters credentials which are authenticated
against the local account store or domain controller. So to me, that's a pretty simple answer -
anonymous auth = No CALs
integrated auth = CAL required
Ok, onto SQL Server... As quoted from my original post, SQL licensing makes it very clear that ANY connection to the database requires a CAL, even if it's multiplexed through IIS or some other middle-tier. Bottom line? Simple answer here as well:
public website with a SQL back-end = per-socket or core-licensing (since you can't count "CALs" on a public site)
Finally, the most illusive question (for me anyway). What about the copy of Windows running your SQL Server? the answer here was - No CALs required if it's purely a SQL Server connection. Meaning, if all your Windows server is doing
is running SQL Server and fielding query requests from your front-end IIS ASP.net app, you're do NOT need any Windows Server CALs. You obviously do need SQL CALs or socket/core licenses, which I covered above. You will however need Windows CALs
on your SQL Server box for any Support specialists or Deployment folks who remote into the machine using TS or using UNC file shares and such to work with the server.
Hopefully that helps someone else looking for a quick answer. And as the moderator noted, if that doesn't make sense you should definitely call the licensing specialist. They are very helpful and surprising quick to answer questions (without
any sales pressure).
Thanks for posting this, I am in the same boat. I will have a public facing web server and a backend SQL server. The web site requires all users to login so they can see the content. We use forms authentication as well (no Windows or Active Directory authentication).
The application does all the authentication itself using the backend database (credentials are stored in a database table).
I just called the licensing pre-sales number and spoke to a rep who said the web server would require CALs (or an External Connector in this case), because I am requiring people to login to view the content. He said it did not matter what the authentication
method was. I clearly explained the web application handles all the authentication, but he still said we would need CALs in this case because users must authenticate to access the content. He likened it to a museum. If you need to buy a ticket to get in to
see the content (in this case login to the web site), you need CALs he said.
He also said I would need Windows Server CALs/EC for the Windows server that hosts the database. I will be using SQL Core licensing, so no additional SQL CALs will be needed.
Just thought I would share what I learned.
Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but I have been doing a lot of reading on CALs lately in anticipation of launching a public website. Reading the license agreement, I don't think you need CALs on the front end Windows Server 2012 just because people
are authenticating. The Windows Server 2012 license agreement makes no mention of this that I can find. It only says you need CALs for employees or your affiliates' employees. A non-employee visitor does not fall under the definition an affiliate.
The SQL Server licensing is tricky, and not written for public website access. Is every user with an account to your online store need a CAL? The only other option is SQL Server Enterprise licensed by CPU cores.

Windows CAL server 2003 and Domain Server with a 2008 server as domain member

We have a Windows Server 2003 as domain controller with 70 user CALs, and we have added a Windows 2008 R2 OEM with 5 users licences.
I have no plans to migrate my domain controller 2003 to 2008 but the 2008 is a member of the domain and I need to know if we are fine with the licences.
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You need CAL for anything that would access the 2008. If a server that is accessed by only 5 user you are ok, but if like a Exchange for your 70 users, then you have to buy more CAL. (that link explain it good;
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2007/11/06/5942350.aspx)
Contact the VLSC to be sure at 100% before buying; (866) 230-0560
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Now obviously between the 3 of us, we can publish a shared calendar and subscribe to each other's Cals. But we're leaving two members out because they only have Outlook.
We cannot figure out how they can subscribe to our published calendars (via FTP server) and we also can't figure out how they can publish they're cals and To-Do's so that we can subscribe to it through iCal. Is this even possible? I'm sure with technology these days, it's gotta be! I don't suppose Thunderbird for PC has sharing/subscribing features, no?

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Device-based or User-based Windows CALs?

Windows licensing mode, Per User or Per Device Mode Per
Server Mode, are you using?
Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Kind Regards
-SR

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SQL Server 2014 CAL

Hi Guys,
I'm planning to setup RDS and SQL server(2014 standard)
our application will runs on RDS box and database's will be on SQL box
As users will access the application on RDS remotely hence we are planning to apply RDS and windows CALS on RDS server
For SQL box we are planning SQL server license + cals
As sql functionality will only be accessed by RDS box through application hence i'm thinking that single device CAL for sql box will be sufficient
Could you please confirm if i'm correct or i'll needs to purchase any other license
Many Thanks,
Sandeep

>Only RDS machine will be accessing SQL box so wouldn't single device CAL will be sufficient ?
No.
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"Multiplexing” refers to the use of hardware or software to pool connections, reroute information, or reduce the number of devices or users that directly access or use SQL Server. Multiplexing can also include reducing the number of devices or users
SQL Server directly manages.
When licensing SQL Server software under the Server+CAL licensing model, users and devices that indirectly access SQL Server data through another application or hardware device still require SQL Server CALs. 
Multiplexing does not reduce the number of Microsoft licenses required. Users are required to have the appropriate licenses, regardless of their direct or indirect connection to SQL Server.
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Licensing Guide
You need one CAL per end user or end-user device connecting to the RDS server. Whether the users run the client on their desktop on an RDS server does not affect the number of CALs required. Similarly whether you deploy a client/server application,
an N-Tier application or a Web Application does not affect the number of CALs required.
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Device CALs User CALs?

This CAL thing is throwing me for a loop and maybe someone can help me out.
I'll lay out my network first. I have 2 server currently, one is SBS 2008 and one is Server 2008 R2. I plan on updating them to Server 2012 Standard.
The networks I have also have staff and students. There is always a set amount of PC's being used about 14 hours a day. Would it be better to get User CALs or Device CALs.
From what I read on the forum a Device CAL marrys to the device and a User CAL marrys to a profile or user login? IF so is there any differences between the CALS? If I buy the user CALs will the devices they use still be able to be managed?
Thanks a bunch

For Windows CALs, it's all paper-based activity (i.e. there is nothing to download nor install nor configure on your systems).
per-device vs. per-user, the only thing which matters is the cost of buying them (they are otherwise identical from a use-rights perspective).
if you have more users (humans, not logon accounts) than you have devices (workstations,laptops, etc but not servers), then buy per-device CALs.
When a human sits at a device, and logs on to that device, and the logon authenticates to a Windows Server, you need a CAL for that authenticated connection to be properly licensed. In this scenario, either a User CAL, or a Device CAL, is acceptable.
If a user authenticates/connects at that workstation, to multiple Windows Servers (e.g. fileserverA and FileserverB), only a single Windows Server CAL is needed (i.e. you don't need a CAL for every server-connection).
So, you can buy either type, or, a mixture, whatever makes sense for your organisation's way of working, shared PC's, shiftworkers, etc.
In larger scenarios, it may be even more economical to look at "CAL Suites", or various other "bundles", if you have more than a few Windows Servers and other MS server-based products in your organisation.
Don
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Assign 2 of Windows Server 2012 Standard edition licensing question

I'm new at this and I have bought Windows 2012 Standard with 5 CALs back in January from Microsoft store on the Internet using as the host. There is Windows 2008 R2 installed as the virtual machine on the host. Few hours ago I have decided to buy another
license with 5 CALs to upgrade those even that I did need two license of Windows 2012 Standard anyway to support 4 physical processor as my server have quad core processor.
The question here that I need to ask is how do I assign 2 license of Windows Server 2012 Standard edition on the host to lift the limit and that up to 4 VMs will be allowed or does it automatically do that after upgrading to Windows 2012 Standard in
the virtual machine even that 5 CALs plus 5 CALs equal 10 CALs are done automatically?

Hello,
You have 2 questions here:
1. How can I stack multiple OS licence in order to have more virtualization rights (more VMs) running on that host?
2. How can I stack Windows CAL licence from OEM.
Answers are:
1. You only have to licence the original licence on the physical host. You can use the same license key for all 4 VMs or use 2 VM key from the first package and 2 VM keys from the second licence package you just bought.
There is nowhere to register those licence, except one by one inside the VM themselves.
You have to keep all licence document in case of control by Microsoft.
2. Windows CAL allows a user (or a computer) to connect to an unlimited number of Windows Server within your company network. You have 10 CAL so you can have up to 10 users or computers in your company that will connect to your servers (even if you have 1.000
servers)
There is nowhere to register those licence, except one by one inside the VM themselves.
You have to keep all licence document in case of control by Microsoft.
Regards
PS: The only licence that require maintenance and central registration are Remote Desktop Licences.
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That is what I thought as I was told before even seen licensing details except a direction of how to attach the second license and I had to make sure. Thank you

DO I need CALs for Folder Redirection?

Hi
I apologise if this is in the wrong place.
I'm looking at purchasing server 2008 or 2012 for use on a file server. The only thing this server will be used for is folder redirection, so it will just be a file server and nothing else. Do I need any CALs? I'd been told no as I'm not sharing any services
from the server, but I want to be sure!
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Alex

refer:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx#tab=1
Windows Server CALs, and SharePoint Server CALs, and Exchange Server CALs, and SQL Server CALs, etc, are all different.
But, a given user/computer "pair", which is logging on the workstation with a domain account, and signing into sharepoint or exchange, will need a CAL of each type. Only a single CAL of each type.e.g. If I logon to a domain member workstation,
using my domain user account, I am consuming an authenticated connection, so a CAL is required for this connection. If I then authenticate to 15 other Windows Servers, I need no further Windows CAL to do so.
If I then logon to an Exchange mailbox, I need an Exchange CAL. Lync? I will need a Lync CAL. SharePoint? I will need a SharePoint CAL.
In an environment which extensively uses MS products and technology, it's often more economical to buy a CAL Suite or Core CAL or one of the other big bundles.
Don
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DirectAccess and CALS - Do I need them?

I thought I needed Terminal Server CALS when I bought my server that I am using for DirectAccess, but now I think I don't need them. In other forums, I've seen MVPs say NO CALS ARE NEEDED FOR DIRECTACCESS. Can I get a confirmation here? I have
CALs for all of my appropriate servers inside the network, but just implemented DirectAccess for a 5 user office offsite on a single Windows 2012 R2 server on the edge of my network.
Please verify I don't need ANY CALS. Thanks.

RDS/TS CALs are needed if you will be using RDS/TS.
DirectAccess does not require RDS/TS services for itself - only Windows CALs are needed.
(DA is an included feature in WindowsServer and also within the Windows Server CAL)
(because, DA is not explicltly mentioned as requiring any other CAL)
If you were using DirectAccess, to allow users to remotely connect, and then jump onto an RDS/TS host (or consume RemoteApp published apps), RDS/TS CALs would be needed also.
check the Volume Licensing document library (briefs):
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/briefs/winserv2012-rds.aspx
Don
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SharePoint Foundation 2013

Hi Guys,
Is SharePoint Foundation 2013 is like SharePoint Foundation 2010 free?
Is SharePoint Foundation 2013 free?
Thank you

it is free but Foundation is considered a part of Windows Server and therefore requires nothing
in addition to a Windows CAL.
check this post will clear more:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/69d181e6-0434-40fb-b4c3-6b9ef9e0a7a1/sharepoint-2013-foundation-licensing-scope?forum=sharepointgeneral
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This is helpful, but how do you get both devices to communicate to this single calendar via the iCloud?...
You did not mention that it must be through iCloud. But then, it can't really do so if you want to maintain separate Apple IDs.
So you just set up an additional calendar on your devices.
iPads, iPhone, Macs can show multiple calendars simultaneously. I have my work calendar and several personal calendars all showing simultaneously on my iPad, Mac Mini and Macbook Pro. In the case of my client, they didn't need multiple calendars. They just were going to use the one shared calendar. But I did setup the shared Google calendar and separate personal caldendars on their iPhones. (e.g.: Husband's iPhone = husband's personal Mac Cal + shared Google Calendar. Wife's iPhone = wife's personal Outlook for Windows Cal + shared Google Calendar.)

How can I get my ipad2 calendar to show up on my wife's iphone4 calendar with both have ios5.0.1, and had separate email accounts?

I recently got an IPAD2 with my own email address, and my own apple id. My wife got an Iphone4 (not 4s) for Christmas, which also has IOS 5.0.1, and she has her own email address and her own apple id. How can we sync calendars?

This is helpful, but how do you get both devices to communicate to this single calendar via the iCloud?...
You did not mention that it must be through iCloud. But then, it can't really do so if you want to maintain separate Apple IDs.
So you just set up an additional calendar on your devices.
iPads, iPhone, Macs can show multiple calendars simultaneously. I have my work calendar and several personal calendars all showing simultaneously on my iPad, Mac Mini and Macbook Pro. In the case of my client, they didn't need multiple calendars. They just were going to use the one shared calendar. But I did setup the shared Google calendar and separate personal caldendars on their iPhones. (e.g.: Husband's iPhone = husband's personal Mac Cal + shared Google Calendar. Wife's iPhone = wife's personal Outlook for Windows Cal + shared Google Calendar.)

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