[THIN] Re: SQL Licensing on Citrix environments...
- From: "Andrew Wood" <andrew.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 20:40:46 +0100
yep, the recommendation is for a sizeable farm to purchase / processor
license
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX106176
<http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX106176&parentCategoryID=274>
&parentCategoryID=274
there was always MSDE to consider. guides say up to 100 servers for MSDE,
I've never had cause to want to push that. Not sure how it all stands with
express edition: think at pubforum it was said that all the sql2005's had
been tested ... really should have held off of the beer :(
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Cláudio Rodrigues
Sent: 15 May 2006 20:14
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] SQL Licensing on Citrix environments...
Quick question for you guys.
How are you licensing Microsoft SQL on your Citrix environment?
Per processor?
I ask because after reading the SQL 2005 licensing paper, it clearly states
this:
?Sometimes organizations develop network scenarios that use various forms of
hardware and/or software that reduce the number of devices or users that
directly access or use the software on a particular server, often called
"multiplexing" or "pooling" hardware or software. Use of such multiplexing
or pooling hardware and/or software does not reduce the number of client
access licenses (CALs) required to access or use SQL Server software. A CAL
is required for each distinct device or user to the multiplexing or pooling
software or hardware front end. This remains true no matter how many tiers
of hardware or software exist between the server running SQL Server and the
client devices that ultimately use its data, services, or functionality.?
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/multiplexing.mspx
I am sure it is the same for SQL 2000.
From what I understand Citrix would then work in a ?multiplexing? way as
everytime pretty much someone logs on Citrix, data is read/written to the
SQL database (like counters for RMS, load, where the user is, etc,etc). If
that is the case if you have a 1,000 users farm you need 1,000 SQL User CALs
(or device, depending if you have more users or devices).
Is that correct???
If that is correct, I assume everyone is using processor license with SQL,
right?
I am looking for the official answer for this. Any ideas?
Cláudio Rodrigues
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Terminal Services
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