SQL license question

Posted by James on October 13, 2005, 2:55 am

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Just correcting Jasons Typo - MSDE is Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine ;-)
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James

"Jason Hunt" wrote:

> 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

> Advanced Computer Systems

Posted by Glenn Adams [MVP - Retail Mgmt on October 13, 2005, 10:52 am

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I wouldn't say that the 2GB size limit is the ONLY reason to move up to SQL
Server - MSDE is sufficient for most small retailers, but every install
should be speced and sized according to the actual situation.

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Glenn Adams
Tiber Creek Consulting
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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.