CAL Licensing and user limitations?

#1

Hi to everyone, probably it's a faq but I did not find a sure answer.

A customer has a Sql Server 2000 standard installed in 1server/5CAL
licensing mode, in a windows 2000 server.
Does this type of installation limit the further connections (occourred in
same or distinct sql accounts) that exceed the 5 client/user?
And if this connections aren't limited, are these further connections
penalized by the query governor like MSDE does?

In short, is the CAL licensing mode only a legal issue without affecting or
limiting the performance of the exceeding connections?

Thanks in advance,
Pas!

#2

Pashkuale (sorry (AT) nomail (DOT) com) writes:

Quote:

Hi to everyone, probably it's a faq but I did not find a sure answer.

A customer has a Sql Server 2000 standard installed in 1server/5CAL
licensing mode, in a windows 2000 server.
Does this type of installation limit the further connections (occourred in
same or distinct sql accounts) that exceed the 5 client/user?
And if this connections aren't limited, are these further connections
penalized by the query governor like MSDE does?

In short, is the CAL licensing mode only a legal issue without affecting
or limiting the performance of the exceeding connections?

It's only a legal issue.

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CAL Licensing and user limitations? - 05-13-2006 , 07:40 AM

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