[THIN] Re: OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
- From: Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:01:02 -0500
The questions wasn't very difficult and I don't know why some people feel
the need to never answer a direct question and provide some other way to
prevent it in the first place. I would have asked for preventative measures
if I wanted them, but common sense tells you the preventative measures.
I asked the question because perhaps someone actually spoke with MS
Licensing or <insert vendor here> Licensing about what really happens. If
your truely SOL without the paperwork or there are some other arragenemnts
or cirumstances that would get you your licenses back. I will call them
myself but we all know they give you two different answers on two different
days of the week.
At least ONE person knew what I was looking for and didn't have to be wise
about it. Thank you Jeff Stockard.
-----Original Message-----
From: brian.hill@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:brian.hill@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:53 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
.....and what if the city I live in get's nuked and the offsite storage is
destroyed too?! Then what? Huh? I guess if every method normally used
doesn't work, then it wasn't meant for you to have those licenses. I'm not
sure what it is you are looking for. The suggestions given are both logical
and effective. I guess if you lose all record of the stuff you bought, then
you are screwed if the manufacturer/reseller have no record of it. In that
case, make it part of your disaster recovery plan to buy new software. If
you bought the software, then the manufacturer/reseller/whoever will have
some sort of record of it....unless they burn down at the same time. Even
for the most catastrophic event of our time, 9-11, off-site storage more
than 15 blocks away would have been plenty sufficient. How big of a
catastrophe are you planning for and if it happens, will your licenses even
matter anyway?
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:18 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
C'mon guys, these are not the answers to the question I asked:
Photocopies are no good, and manuf.'s aren't just going to believe you
really had the licensing. So what happens in the event of catasrophy and
all paperwork is lost?
Fire safes have time limits on how long they last. I'm not looking for
someone to tell me to get a better safe or move it offsite. I'm looking for
answers to a valid question that anyone should be considered with IMO. It's
a question that needs to be answered in my DR plan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Marshall [mailto:jamie.marshall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:17 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
A fire safe that really is fire-proof?
-----Original Message-----
From: Hutchinson, Alan [mailto:Alan.Hutchinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 November 2002 17:16
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
Off site fire safe?
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 November 2002 16:35
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] OT: Disater Recovery-Licensing
What happens if your building burns down and your fire safe melts down to,
and inside of it is all your licensing paperwork.
Many licenses can be accounted for elsewhere by my figures (and guesses)
such as:
Citrix Licensing - All done online
Microsoft Open Licenses - MS keeps their own records online
Windows/Office licenses purchased with new PCs - Ex: Buy a new Dell with
Win2K/Office 2K, Dell has records
But what other products where you did not buy directly from the manuf. and
no online record of licensing exists. For ex:
Exchange licenses/CALs
Windows CALs
SQL Server licenses
Photocopies are no good, and manuf.'s aren't just going to believe you
really had the licensing. So what happens in the event of catasrophy and
all paperwork is lost?
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