[THIN] Re: Licences Required for XP Data Store in SQL
- From: "Stansel, Paul" <Paul.Stansel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 08:31:55 -0400
We've had this debate several times, even to the point of having Microsoft
reps say opposing things. Logically, you need 1 license per server if in
direct mode. That's what SOME MS reps have said. Others have claimed you
need 1 per user. Frankly, I think with 1 per box you are all set.
-Paul
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> From: Evan Mann[SMTP:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:07 AM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Licences Required for XP Data Store in SQL
>
>
> I'd think it would be 1 license per Citrix server, because the Citrix
> server
> is the only thing making requests to the SQL server for user information.
>
>
> In another instance, I publish accounting software through Citrix, it uses
> a
> SQL backend. I need 1 license for every user who uses that accounting
> software on SQL, because each user has to map a drive to the SQL server to
> open the software as the software runs directly from the SQL server
> itself.
> Even if I had the accounting software on a separate server from the
> backend
> SQL DB server, I'd still need 1 license per user because each user's login
> directly interacts with SQL.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angus Macdonald [mailto:angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 7:40 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Licences Required for XP Data Store in SQL
>
>
>
> Since the only machines making connections to the SQL server are your
> Citrix
> boxes, I'd think you'll need one license per Citrix server. I'm sure MS
> would disagree though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholls, David [mailto:David.Nicholls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 26 July 2002 11:17
> To: Thin (E-mail)
> Subject: [THIN] Licences Required for XP Data Store in SQL
>
>
> I've looked around but cant find an answer to this!
>
> If I use MS-SQL 2000 as the Data Store for an XPe farm, how is the number
> of
> MS-SQL CALs determined? Is it number of users or number of Citrix servers?
>
> The per-processor is just too expensive for this setup (the intended box
> has
> 2 processors on it)
>
> Could anyone point me to an official answer to this?
>
> Many thanks
> --
> David Nicholls, CCA
> e-Services Technology Team
> London Borough of Camden
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