For many products, Microsoft provides the conventional Server licensing with associated user or computer licenses on. There is must be licensed not only individual servers, but also their processors, sometimes the cores, as in SQL Server 2014. In the Standard Edition, you can, for example, buy a server license and for each user a user license (CAL) (see also Microsoft Client Access Licenses - when and which licenses are required). You also have the option to license on a per processor core.
What is ultimately cheaper, you have to calculate with a license specialist. You must license at least four cores per processor; CALs are no longer necessary in this case. The Business Intelligence edition of SQL Server 2014, you can turn to license only after the CAL model. The Enterprise Edition of the new server version only offers the possibility to license by processor cores; you must license at least four cores. That is, you need a license for each core and must purchase four licenses. This also applies if you are installing the product on a single-processor server and only two cores, even if this may be a relatively improbable constellation.
Understand user CALs and device CALs
You can choose in the user licenses also between device CALs and user CALs. Again, you should figure out what works best for. Device CALs apply to individual devices which then can access any user on SQL Server. With user CALs users can access with as many devices as you have in use.
It is not allowed to individually license packages available in the device and user licenses to split. You may therefore buy a 5 Series package device licenses and a 5-user license pack for a server and license. However, it is not allowed to split these packages and to use, for example, as a 2-device license and 8-user license. It is also not permitted, with CALs from previous versions on the server with Windows Server 2012 R2 to access.
License I
SQL Server 2014 has the correct version and it is licensed according to the new features to be able to use such connections to Windows Azure.
License II
Companies can purchase user licenses or device licenses.
License III
In the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2012 R2 features are that were previously reserved for enterprise editions.
License IV
Special Features in Windows Server 2012 R2, such as the Active Directory Rights Management, require their own licenses.
License Price
For the productive use of the Remote Desktop Services you need your own license
Royalty VI
In Windows Server 2012 R2, the licensing revolves mainly to processors and virtual servers.
License VII
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials provides a dedicated management interface and low licensing costs.
License VIII
Users can use in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, the web interface for access from the Internet.
License IX
Special Features in Exchange Server 2013 in turn require special licenses.
When a licensing company must also pay attention to the edition of the corresponding product that it needs to be licensed. The Standard and Datacenter editions in Windows Server 2012 R2 differ only in the licensing. The Standard Edition also has all the features that were previously only available in Enterprise editions of Windows Server. These are, for example, failover clustering, BranchCache - Hosted Cache Server, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and more.
Standard and Datacenter licenses You must not mix on a server. It is also not permitted to split a license on multiple servers, for example, a license on two servers with different processors. There are many pitfalls that you should check with a specialist.
Downgrade and upgrade licensing
In many cases, companies can choose, at least for the user licensing between the various server products. However, this does not always. A SQL Server 2012 CAL not authorized to access a SQL Server 2014. However justified a SQL Server 2014 CAL to access a SQL Server 2012 Design.
Prerequisite For the productive use of the Remote Desktop Services You need to own licenses.
On the other hand entitle Windows server 2012 user licenses to access servers running Windows Server 2012 R2. Everything businesses neediest are new server licenses. In this case, Microsoft has even extended to extend licenses. For products such as Windows Server 2012 R2 are sufficient not only conventional user licenses, but you need further licenses. Examples include access to the Remote Desktop Services or the use of Active Directory Rights Management.
Both products require companies, in addition to server and user licenses Remote Desktop Access Licenses (RDS CALs) or CALs for Active Directory Rights Management. In the case of Windows Server 2012 R2, the licenses of Windows Server 2012 are here allowed, but not older versions, such as Windows Server 2008 R2.
Additional information about licensing Windows Server 2012 R2
Servers running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, You may only install two virtual servers per license. If more virtual servers are on a Hyper-V host to use, then you need multiple licenses for the Standard Edition. Alternatively, you put on a Datacenter license. This allows the operation an unlimited number of virtual servers on a host. Both editions always cover only two processors on the host.
This is so, as opposed to SQL Server 2014, not to the nuclei, but to the actual processors. Put servers with multiple processors, is per processor pair (not core) a license is required, regardless of which edition is in use. Simply put, the acquisition of the Datacenter Edition is worth when you are running on a server with two processors more than 14 virtual servers. However, you should expect right here.
In addition, there are the editions Essentials and Foundation of Windows Server 2012 R2. Essentials allow the connection of up to 25 users, for no CALs are required.
You must license in this case only the server. Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation is available for servers with only one processor. You may retain up to 15 users to the server, even here there are no CALs required.
Exchange Server 2013 license right
Exchange provides the current version 2013 other innovations in the licensing, which are different from other products. Here you have; for example, in addition to the server licenses also purchase user licenses, but cover only the basic functions. Do you want to take advantage of advanced capabilities, such as archiving or rights management, you need additional licenses. But these do not replace the basic licenses, but rather complement them.
For each server on which you install Exchange 2013, you must purchase a server license. As in previous versions, Exchange Server 20072010, there are the two editions, Standard (SMBs) and enterprise (large companies). Servers running the standard edition, you may use up to five mailbox databases, servers with the Enterprise edition up to 50 mailbox databases.
For all users that access Exchange, you will also need a client access license (Client Access License CAL) for Exchange. Again, there are two types
• Standard CAL - This CAL They cover the basic functions for accessing the user. Example is the access to e-mail, tasks and contacts.
• Enterprise CAL - Do you want to take advantage of enterprise features that users need in addition to the Standard CAL still use an Enterprise CAL. This is only for mailboxes that access to these functions. One example is the archiving. Enterprise CALs are therefore always based on standard CALs.
Standard CALs and Enterprise CALs are both working together with the Standard and Enterprise editions of Exchange 2013. Besides the two Exchange 2013 editions so there is also Standard Access Licenses (CALs) and Enterprise CALs for each client. This means that you do not necessarily need and Enterprise CALs for the Enterprise Edition of Exchange 2013, and vice versa.
Enterprise CALs switch functions freely inside the two editions, the user can use, such as an improved spam protection, archiving or unified messaging. These functions are available in two server editions are available, but need Enterprise CALs for users who use this feature.
Other users who work with the same server, for example, need only the Standard CALs when the new features do not use. First, each user requires a standard CAL. People use functions that require an enterprise CAL, you must also assign the Standard CAL. For the following functions in Exchange 2013 Enterprise CALs and need additional Standard CALs for users
• Archiving of mailboxes on the new archive mailbox
• Advanced options between different mailboxes
• E-mail Transport Guidelines
• Use the Rights Management within Exchange
In addition to Exchange CALs required each user who connects to Exchange, CAL for Windows servers, is installed on the Exchange. Use user rights management of Windows Server 2012 R2, this also needs a CAL for rights management. Neither the standard nor the CAL Enterprise CAL Exchange 2013 contains an Outlook license. The Standard CAL has the right to access the mailbox, but use no rights, Outlook. Therefore, you must license separately Outlook. For companies that use a license for Exchange External Connector, there are no changes in Exchange 2013.
Volume Licensing and Open License
Put in the company several Microsoft products a, it may make sense to take out a volume license. This license is not just for large enterprises interesting, but also for small companies. Before you buy a license, you should receive an offer and a comparison with license specialists. You can rent on this route licenses, but also to buy. In addition, the costs are distributed monthly or annual payment. These often come with different packages support assistance. Microsoft provides in this area, but also some help on.
The Open License options are particularly suitable for small businesses. If you want to license packages with various products at one time and will get better prices.
Open Value Subscription is again a subscription model where you can hire the necessary Microsoft products over a period of up to three years. In these areas often play products such as Windows 8.1 and Office an important role, because you can choose to purchase licenses for all enterprise users. Along with the favorable licenses for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Foundation received small companies so the possibility of quite cheap to get to licenses.
Caution for MSDN Subscriptions - no productive use allowed
Many managers often sit on the misconception that the conclusion of a favorable MSDN subscriptions to be entitled to be able to also use the included Microsoft products, almost all those who are productive. This can be a serious mistake. All products that are available through a MSDN subscription is available must be used only for the purpose of software development and testing or demonstrations. You may use the products not use it productively, not even to retrieve emails or write documents. In addition, an MSDN subscription is only valid for a single person.
Dreampark aka MSDN AA - Licenses for students
If universities on DreamSpark program to join, the students of the corresponding program may use the licenses in this program for free. It is also possible to install the appropriate Windows license on a private computer.
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