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Can you help me with my software licensing issue?

This would seem an easy enough question, but I wasn't able to find any definite answer anywhere.

If I'm running SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2, I need proper licenses for SQL Server; that's fine. It could be per processor, per user... doesn't matter. Let's just assume SQL Server is properly licensed.

If the server is only providing database services (it's not a domain controller, nor a web server, it doesn't even share a single folder), do I need Windows Server CALs too?

I would assume not, because that just wouldn't make much sense... but questions like this one seem to imply a completely different scenario.

Before someone feels compelled to close this question and send me here: I'm not concerned about costs, the actual number of licenses to buy, or the right licensing program to use for my company; I just want a straight answer to the question "do I need Windows Server CALs for a dedicated database server?".

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5-second Google: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx#tab=2

In short:

  • if SQL Server is licensed per-core, no CALs are required.
  • if SQL Server is licensed per-user, you need both SQL Server Licenses and CALs.

At least, that's how I read it :)

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