SQL license question

Posted by Zack Anderson on October 11, 2005, 1:20 pm

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A dumb question I realize but when you buy SQL server is the number of users
how many computers are logging onto the database at any given time? Example,
a file server with a POS station and manager work station would need a 3 user
license? All of my installs thus far have been using the desk top engine.

Thanks in advance.

Posted by Jeff on October 11, 2005, 1:29 pm

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Correct.

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A dumb question I realize but when you buy SQL server is the number of users
how many computers are logging onto the database at any given time?
Example,
a file server with a POS station and manager work station would need a 3
user
license? All of my installs thus far have been using the desk top engine.

Thanks in advance.

Posted by Matt on October 11, 2005, 1:31 pm

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Zack,

You can have as many back office machines as you want. The dongle only
restricts how many registers you can have running at one time. In your
example, you should only need a one-user dongle.

Good luck,
Matt

> A dumb question I realize but when you buy SQL server is the number of

users

> how many computers are logging onto the database at any given time?

Example,

> a file server with a POS station and manager work station would need a 3

user

> license? All of my installs thus far have been using the desk top engine.

> Thanks in advance.

Posted by Matt on October 11, 2005, 1:39 pm

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I don't think there are single-user dongles (Jeff can correct me on that),
so the 1-3 user would be the one to get.

Sorry for the mix-up,
Matt

> Zack,

> You can have as many back office machines as you want. The dongle only

> restricts how many registers you can have running at one time. In your

> example, you should only need a one-user dongle.

> Good luck,

> Matt

> > A dumb question I realize but when you buy SQL server is the number of

> users

> > how many computers are logging onto the database at any given time?

> Example,

> > a file server with a POS station and manager work station would need a 3

> user

> > license? All of my installs thus far have been using the desk top

engine.

> >

> > Thanks in advance.

Posted by Jason Hunt on October 11, 2005, 4:46 pm

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For RMS licensing, there are single-user dongles available. If you will
only have one POS station running, that's all you need. Manager stations do
not require additional user licenses.

As for SQL licenses, it is the number of concurrent connections that will
determine how many CALs you need. However this only applies to the
full-blown SQL Server product. MSDE (Microsoft SQL Developer Edition),
which is what is included with RMS, doesn't have CALs, so you can have as
many copies of Manager running as you would like. You only really need the
full-blown SQL Server if your database will be over 2GB in size, and you can
buy that when the time comes.

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Jason Hunt
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