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Licensing and Installation of Client Tools Only for MSSQL 2000

Author
7 Nov 2005 8:19 PM
gpzucker
Does each workstation installation of the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard
Edition "client tools," i.e. Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer, Profiler,
require a separate CAL/license, etc.?  This is strictly for administrative
purposes only -- we want to install the "client tools" on the workstations of
database administrators who serve as emergency backup for the senior
Microsoft DBA in case of his absence.

Thank you in advance for a definitive response that I can forward to our
license compliance unit.

Author
9 Nov 2005 5:56 PM
David Gugick
gpzucker wrote:
> Does each workstation installation of the Microsoft SQL Server 2000
> Standard Edition "client tools," i.e. Enterprise Manager, Query
> Analyzer, Profiler, require a separate CAL/license, etc.?  This is
> strictly for administrative purposes only -- we want to install the
> "client tools" on the workstations of database administrators who
> serve as emergency backup for the senior Microsoft DBA in case of his
> absence.
>
> Thank you in advance for a definitive response that I can forward to
> our license compliance unit.

If you have CALs then I would think you would need a CAL for each
installation of the client tools. If you're CPU licensed, then you should be
OK. All licensing questions should be directed to Microsoft for
clarification.
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.mspx

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David Gugick
Quest Software
Author
9 Nov 2005 8:09 PM
gpzucker
David~

Thank you for your response.  I have taken your advice and put in a request
for clarification with Microsoft.  I will post their "official" response.

G.

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"David Gugick" wrote:

> gpzucker wrote:
> > Does each workstation installation of the Microsoft SQL Server 2000
> > Standard Edition "client tools," i.e. Enterprise Manager, Query
> > Analyzer, Profiler, require a separate CAL/license, etc.?  This is
> > strictly for administrative purposes only -- we want to install the
> > "client tools" on the workstations of database administrators who
> > serve as emergency backup for the senior Microsoft DBA in case of his
> > absence.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for a definitive response that I can forward to
> > our license compliance unit.
>
> If you have CALs then I would think you would need a CAL for each
> installation of the client tools. If you're CPU licensed, then you should be
> OK. All licensing questions should be directed to Microsoft for
> clarification.
> http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.mspx
>
> --
> David Gugick
> Quest Software
>
>
>

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