(See the note about “Software Assurance Implications” below).
#Microsoft sql user cal license#
To license under Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise 2012 they would license it as 40 (4x10) core licenses. To license this under Microsoft SQL Enterprise 2008R2 they licensed it with 4 processor licenses (each allowing up to 4 virtuals of either Standard or Enterprise).
They are running all of their SQL on this environment (approximately 15 virtual servers). For situations where the number of users was large or could not be counted, Processor licensing was more appropriate as it licensed the server by physical processors regardless of the number of users.įor example, one of my clients has their SQL Server environment running on a quad processor box with each processor having 10 cores. Under the Server/CAL model the server was licensed and each user (person or device) needed a CAL. Prior to SQL Server 2012 (going back as far as SQL Server 2000), Microsoft SQL Server could be purchased as either a Server/CAL licensing model or a (physical) Processor licensing model.
Standard for Small Business (migrate to Standard)įor more information on what these editions can (and can’t) do, take a look at the edition comparison.Web Edition (only available for hosting companies through the SPLA agreement).Additional editions without licensing changes:.Standard Edition – license in either server/CAL or per core model.Business Intelligence – included in the Enterprise Edition or license separately but only as server/CAL (Client Access License).Enterprise Edition – license only as per core model (last day to buy Enterprise Edition in Server/CAL model is with some potential exceptions for existing agreements – see “Software Assurance Implications” below).
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