SQL Server Licensing Overviewl

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December 12, 2006

SQL Server Users Group Meeting


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Discussion Topics SQL Server 2005 Licensing Models Multiplexing High Availability Virtualization and Multi-Instancing Additional Software Developer Edition SQL Server Technology Licensing

SPLA Program Acquiring Licenses via ISV/ASPs Downgrade Rights for Previous Versions Software Assurance


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SQLServer 2005 Licensing Models


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SQLServerLicensing Models

yPer Processory License required for each physical or virtual

processor accessed by an operating systemenvironment running SQL Server.

y Does not require any device or user client accesslicenses (CALs).

yPer Server/Per CALy Server license required for each operating system

environment running an instance of SQL Server.y Device or User CAL for each client device or user

that accesses a system running SQL Server.


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PerProcessory Physical Processors: license for each physical

processor that the physical operating system

environment uses.

yVirtual Processors: license for each virtual processorthat each of those virtual operating systemenvironments uses. If a virtual operating system

environment uses a fraction of a virtual processor, thefraction counts as a full virtual processor.


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PerProcessoryAccess unlimited user or device access

y Multicore Processors - regardless of number of cores

SQL is licensed per processor; not per corey Processor Platform regardless of the processor type

(32 bit, 64 bit, and IA64) SQL license is not platformspecific but number of processors a function of the

edition.y Product Availability processor licenses available for

Enterprise, Standard, and Workgroup Editions.


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PerServer/Per CALyAccess determined by number of CALs

y Processor Platform regardless of the processor type

(32 bit, 64 bit, and IA64) SQL license is not platformspecific but number of processors a function of theedition.

y Product Availability processor licenses available for

Enterprise, Standard, and Workgroup Editions.


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PerServer/Per CALy When is a CAL needed?

y You must acquire and assign a CAL to each device or user thataccesses your instances of the server software directly or

indirectly.

y You do not need CALs for:y Any servers licensed to run instances of the server software,

and

y

Up to two devices or users to access instances of the serversoftware only to administer those instances.

y Versions: CALs permit access to instances of earlierversions, but not later versions, of the server software.


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PerServer/Per CALyAvailable Product CALs:

y SQL CAL - Can be used with any licensed server running

SQL Server regardless of the platform (32 bit, 64 bit, andIA64) and edition (Enterprise, Standard, or Workgroup).

yWorkgroup CAL Can be used only with a licensed SQLServer Workgroup Edition server.

yAvailable License Types: User or Device CALs


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Multiplexing


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Multiplexing

Multiplexing. Hardware or software you use to:

y Pool connections,

y

Reroute information,y Reduce the number of devices or users that directly

access or use the product, or

y Reduce the number of devices or users the product

directly manages,

Does not reduce the number of licenses of anytype that you need.


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High Availability


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ilityy Failover Support:

y Ability to run up to the same number of passive fail-overinstances in a separate operating system environment for

temporary support.y Passive servers do not need a license.

y Number of processors must not exceed the number ofprocessors used in the corresponding operating systemenvironment in which the active instances are running.

y May run the passive fail-over instances on a server other thanthe licensed server.

y Three types of failovers: database mirroring, failoverclustering, and backup log-shipping.


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Virtualization and Multi-Instancingy Creating and Storing Instances on Your Servers or

Storage Media.y You may create any number of instances of the server

software and additional software.

y You may store instances of the server software andadditional software on any of your servers or storagemedia.

y

You may create and store instances of the serversoftware and additional software solely to exercise yourright to run instances of the server software under any ofyour software licenses as described above (e.g., you maynot distribute instances to third parties).


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Virtualization and Multi-Instancing

y Licensing Per Processor:y A license is needed for each running instance on a virtual

processor

y Virtual processors considered to have the same number ofthreads and cores as each physical processor

y Each virtual operating environment containing a runninginstance of SQL can have an unlimited number of instances

y Licensing Per Server:

y

A license is needed for each virtual operating systemenvironment containing a running instance of SQL

y Each virtual operating environment containing a runninginstance of SQL can have an unlimited number of instances


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Virtualization and Multi-Instancing

y Assigning the License to the Server.

y Before you run any instance of the server software youmust assign that license to one of your servers.

y You may not assign the same license to more than oneserver.

y You may reassign a software license, but not on a short-term basis (i.e., not within 90 days of the last

assignment).y You may reassign a software license sooner if you retire

the licensed server due to permanent hardware failure.


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AdditionalSoftware


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Running Instances ofthe AdditionalSoftware

y Business Intelligence

Development Studioy Connectivity Components

y Legacy Components

y Management Tools

y Reporting Services ReportManager

y Reporting Services SharedTools

y Software Development Kit

y SQL Server 2005 Shared Tools

y SQL Server 2005 Booksnline

y SQL Server Mobile Server

Toolsy SQLXML Client Features

Run or otherwise use any number of instances of theadditional software in physical or virtual operating systemenvironments on any number of devices.


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SQLServer Developer Edition


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SQLServer Developer Editiony Installation and Use Rights.

y General. One user may install and use copies of the softwareto design, develop, test and demonstrate your programs.

Testing does not include staging on a server in a productionenvironment, such as loading content prior to productionuse.

y Additional Licensing Requirements and/or UseRights.y User Testing. End users may access the software to perform

acceptance tests on your programs.y Distributable Code.You may use Distributable Code as

described in the Universal License Terms.y Downgrade. The licensed user may run a prior version in

place of the licensed version for any copy run.


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License Terms forSQLServer 2005Technology


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License Terms forSQLServer 2005 Technology

Some server products include SQL Server 2005 Technology(e.g., MOM and SMS)

Can run, at any one time, one instance of that technology

in one physical or virtual operating system environment onone server solely to support that software.

Do not need SQL Server CALs for that use.

May create and store any number of instances of SQL

Server Technology on any of your servers or storage media


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ServiceProviderLicense Agreement


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ServiceProviderLicense Agreement (SPLA)

y What is SPLA?y SPLA is an agreement with Microsoft that enables an organization to

license Microsoft products and use them to provide software services to itscustomers.

y Software Services are services that an organization provides to its

customers to make available, display, run, access, or otherwise interact withthe licensed products.y These services may be provided from one or more data centers through the

Internet, a telephony network or a private network on a rental, subscriptionor services basis, whether or not the services provider receives a fee.

y Software services exclude any services involving an installation of a Microsoftlicensed product directly on any device to permit a customer to interact withthe Microsoft licensed product.

y Why SPLA?y Volume licensing does not cover commercial hosting services which occurs

when a fee is charged to access the software or when the software is beingprovided to a third party to use as part of its business.


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ServiceProviderLicense Agreement (S

PLA)

When is SPLAapplicable?y When you provide customer direct or indirect access to

Microsoft products, such as hosted websites or Line ofB

usiness (LOB

) applications through Microsoft serversoftware.y Direct and indirect access occurs when:

y The organization facilitates its customers business(including business transactions with third parties)through software services; or

y The organization provides its customer with access to andusage of any application (Microsoft or otherwise), and theapplication is running on a server and interacts with alicensed Microsoft product on that server.


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Acquiring Licenses through ISVs/VARsy Typically use rights are restricted to the version and

edition included in the license provided

y

Pricing could be lower than volume licensingy Maintenance may or may not be available through the

ISV/VAR

y Licenses cannot be added to a volume license

agreement for ongoing maintenance


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DowngradeRights


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DowngradeRightsy Customers can acquire SQL Server 2005

licenses and run prior versions of SQL Serverper downgrade rights outlined in the EULAand Product Use Rights documents.

y Customers can install SQL Server 2005 onthe same server the license is assigned to at alater date.

y Use rights are based on the version andedition that is acquired not what is installed.


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Software Assurance


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Software Assurance:Server Benefits

Benefits Server Pool

New Version Rights Yes

eLearning Yes

24x7 Problem Resolution Support YesProblem Resolution Support Yes

Corporate Error Reporting Yes

Cold Back-up for Disaster Recovery Yes

TechNet Plus Managed Newsgroup YesTechNet Plus Subscription Media Yes

Extended HotFix Support Yes

Step-up License Yes


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