Assuming I have 5 per server licences for SQL 2005 Standard Edition servers
and I had and 50 clients with SQL CALs I believe I can install SQL Server
Management Studio on any of these 50 client PCs to administer any of the 5
SQL 2005 Standard Edition servers.

If I then install SQL Server 2005 Express on a new server am I legally
allowed to administer this new server with SSMS?

Thanks in advance

Brendon

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote

Hello Brendon,

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free of charge version of SQL Server
2005.

So yes, you can administer this instance of SQL Server using SQL Server
Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express legally.

There is no a limitation of administering SQL Server instances using
SSMS\SSMSE. However, SSMS should be installed on a computer that has a valid
SQL Server license.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Brendon" <brendon (AT) nospam-itology (DOT) net> wrote