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SQL 2000 Licensing.. by seat or CPU Question

  • July 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    #132111

    Does anyone know how you can tell how it was installed (SQL 2000)? By CPU or By Seat and the # of seats it was installed with? When I open up the Licensing panel in Windows it will not open. Don't know if there is a query to run in SQL Server to get that type info. A VP wants proof on how all of our SQL 2000 installations were installed.

  • July 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    #1027882

    I just found in Control Panel, SQL Server licenses it shows it there.

    Thanks.

  • July 21, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    #1027883

    Note that this doesn't usually matter to Microsoft. The important thing is that you are licensed for what you use.

  • July 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    #1027888

    Yep. However, the VP here is comparing what we have purchased and what we have installed and he states if we get audited the question is PROVE it... then... we might be in trouble. Some of our very small test SQL 2000 are installed accidentally BY CPU instead of the purchased 5 seat. SQL Server 2005 does not ask you to enter what you have purchased by CPU or by seat so it doesn't matter on that edition, just SQL 2000.

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