With the user cal you purchase a cal for every user who accesses the server to use services such as file storage or printing regardless of the number of devices they use for that access.
Windows server cal with sa.
They should also buy 15 windows server 2012 user cals one for each employee.
Hello jorge a cal gives users or devices the right to access and use services provided by a windows server.
Windows server cals do not come with a product key as windows server operating system licenses do and do not need to be registered anywhere in the os.
A cal is not a software product.
Specialty servers server license no cal required.
Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices.
Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it.
To access this server software legally a client access license cal may be required.
In addition to the base windows server cal or external connector license some functionalities will continue to require the purchase of an.
For example a windows server 2016 rds license server can host licenses from all previous versions of rds while a windows server 2012 r2 rds license server can only host licenses up to windows server 2012 r2.
Windows server standard and datacenter editions continue to require windows server cals for every user or device accessing a server see the product terms for exceptions or windows server external connector licenses for servers accessed by external users.
A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies services and rights to help deploy manage and use microsoft products efficiently software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity.
Microsoft cloud platform partners windows server licensing information cals are required for every user or device accessing a server.
Windows server licenses are not eligible for license mobility through software assurance but customers licensing windows server with software assurance can utilize the azure hybrid benefit for a cheaper per minute cost when running a windows virtual machine.
Windows server 2012 cal customer scenario.
Rather it is a.
The license to run windows server in the azure environment is by default included in the per minute cost of your windows virtual machine.
Each user or device accessing a licensed windows server requires a windows server cal or a windows server and a remote desktop services rds cal.
The following table shows which rds cal and license server versions are compatible with each other.
A small office with 15 users that access windows server 2012 r2 from multiple devices desktops laptops tablets phones buys a server installed with windows server 2012 r2 standard.
