2K3 Server licence without CALs

[aldi]

Is it just me or is it hard to buy this? I don't mean a per processor licence, just the server 'installation' licence w/o buying CAL's at the same time.

[Baconbonce]

Have only ever seen the boxed product as including 5 CALs as part of the deal.

[agent006]

We buy individual server licenses independently of CALs. We get ours through RM, but not sure if they only deal with .ac.uk type people.

[aldi]

Thanks for the info, might just end up buying 5 cals anyway on the premise that they'l be needed soon enough. Bit of a fag though.

[greenlandy]

Used to use www.insight.com/site/index.cfm they might be worth a bell.

[agent006]

Have used insight for other things and found them to be a beacon of fantasticness in the mire of incompetency that appears to be IT procurement.

[theboss]

aldi said:

Is it just me or is it hard to buy this? I don't mean a per processor licence, just the server 'installation' licence w/o buying CAL's at the same time.

You can only do this if you have a corporate licensing agreement with Microsoft. In this case you buy your server licenses independent of any CALs. If you don't have a licensing agreement you can start one but you have to buy 5 licenses first.

If you buy a 'shrinkwrapped' copy of Server 2003 Standard Edition from the likes of Insight, or have an OEM copy supplied with a server, it will come with 5 CALs.

I imagine there's not a huge difference in price... also with the licensing agreement you just get a Volume License Key - you have to buy your media separately unless you have an MSDN subscription or Action Pack.

Edited by theboss on Monday 4th December 20:48

[aldi]

theboss said:

aldi said:

Is it just me or is it hard to buy this? I don't mean a per processor licence, just the server 'installation' licence w/o buying CAL's at the same time.

You can only do this if you have a corporate licensing agreement with Microsoft. In this case you buy your server licenses independent of any CALs. If you don't have a licensing agreement you can start one but you have to buy 5 licenses first.

If you buy a 'shrinkwrapped' copy of Server 2003 Standard Edition from the likes of Insight, or have an OEM copy supplied with a server, it will come with 5 CALs.

I imagine there's not a huge difference in price... also with the licensing agreement you just get a Volume License Key - you have to buy your media separately unless you have an MSDN subscription or Action Pack.

Edited by theboss on Monday 4th December 20:48

Good info, thanks - was hoping to save a few squids as this place doesnt allready have any windows servers and the app apparently falls under the no cals needed section of the license agreement, but never mind - 5 cals here I come.

Neil