February 10, 2015 at 1:13 pm
Hi,
I didn't know where to post it so I'm posting here. I'm a developer and currently I've a developer license. I never worried/needed a production license until now but I've got a client who is SQL illiterate and not technical at all.
I did some google on licensing but I need to know which one will be good for this given requirement.
1. License required for an online store.
2. Server has one Intel Xeon E3-1270 V3 (Quad core)
The one option is license per core and other is Server + CAL.
I like to know that each registered buyer on a e-commerce site will be treated as one CAL? Which I think is not so can I suggest my client to get Server + CAL license?
February 10, 2015 at 9:04 pm
if you don't know how many clients the web site will have, I don't see how your customer can use CAL.
March 6, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Firstly, a development license cannot be used on a production machine.
Secondly, before you worry about licensing consider which version of SQL Server will be used? Would the Express version suffice? Even though Express only supports a single core and 10GB databases, a clever model might be able to make use of that.
Thirdly, will the machine be a physical box or a VM? I have read the specs as you have presented them but is this box dedicated to the SQL Server or does it host other services as well?
March 7, 2015 at 4:35 pm
Hi jiya.care,
In this situation (assuming you are needing a licensed copy of SQL Server and not Express), your best option is going to be core based licensing. Since you have a quad core CPU, you're going to need to license all 4 cores to ensure that access to the SQL Server is covered. CAL based licensing is a good solution in some scenarios, but you would need to know how many users are accessing your SQL Server at any point in time. If you buy 3 CALS and you have 4 connections at one point (including any SQL Administrators or developers), you are out of compliance.
Core based licensing avoids this tricky situation.
Hope this helps! 🙂
~Steve
March 9, 2015 at 12:42 am
.... and I think for Enterprise edition it's only core based license... CAL is not available for EE...
March 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Hi,
licensing hard stuff! 😉
Enterprise -> only core
Standard -> core and CAL
Take SA (Software Assurance) to use licence mobility.
That is important for DR or migrate to a new server.
Applies only to hardware licensing
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