Server 2008 Licencing

[Guest coquet636]

Just a quick question which has probably been asked but i cant find the answer.

 

If, and its a big if i was going to setup a new server with 2008 would i have to upgrade our Cal's to 2008?

 

I assume this to be correct and would the Cal's be by user or computer......

 

Not thinking of putting the server in till next year but gonna do a few trials ready and work out a costing and strategy.

[jsnetman]

I am adding 2 new servers and plan 2008 on them. I was not sure about the cal question you are asking so I phoned Ramesys our usual software suppliers and they said yes you need to ugrade the cals. But we are not planning the full upgrade of the cals until the summer. I am going ahead with the server installs now but won't do the cals until summer hols.

[localzuk]

Yes, you need 2008 CALs for 2008 servers.

 

On the user or device question, that is up to you. Both are available AFAIK.