Hello all, I have a few questions , the small business I work for , is in desperate need to update there servers. All the machines are running Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard Edition.
- Server 1 - Intel Xeon 3.00Ghz 4GB RAM - Runs Microsoft SQL Server - No Server Roles
- Server 2 - Intell Xeon 3.00Ghz 4GB RAM - Runs Our CMS (Successware21) - Server Roles: File Server, Print Server, DomainController, DNS Server, DHCP Server, WINS.
- Server 3 - intell Xeon 5310 1.6Ghz 2.00 GB RAM - Runs Microsoft SQL Server - Server Roles: File Server, Application Server, Terminal Server, Remote Access/VPN
- ABOUT 100 Desktops running Windows 7, only need about 5 Remote Desktop Users ,
I have never had to buy CALS ,and it can get quite confusing, want to see if I have this figured out right, or if Im missing something.
So here is what I have so far . .
What Software I think I need:
- Server 1 - 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (comes with 5CALS((not sure if these are User or Device))) , 1 copy of SQL Server 2008 R2.
- Server 2 - 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (comes with 5 CALS((not sure if these are User or Device))) ,Successware21 is licensed per processor(so I dont think Ill need any more CALS for This))
- server 3 - 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (comes with 5 CALS((not sure if these are User or Device))) , 1 copy of SQL Server 2008 R2.
- Desktops - (not including the 5 CALS that come with the server software) 80 Device CALS(many users will be using same machine turnover on employees is quite high), 5 RDS CALS ( for ppl who ned remote access).
Questions:
- What kind of CALS some with the Server 2008 R2 , User or Device?
- SQL users, as far as i can tell there are only 2 user logins(including 'sa' user),no person other than myself use and Successware21 use the database, do i need any additional licensing or CALS?
- I have several Linux machines running centos that pull some queries from the Microsoft SQL Server, for reports, are any addt'l CALS required for these machines, or can I simply use the 'sa' login?
Please any advice would be grand, this is quite a large upgrade, and I have never done anything to this magnitude any experience /advice is greatly appreciated.