CAL Licensing for SQL Servers

Hi,
I am not responsible for licensing issue. There are 5 SQL 2000 Standard
Servers in our sites. 3 of them are running applications like - Finance /
Payroll / CRM. When I set up each of them, I was told the license to be
entered is 20 CALs.
We also have another 2 SQL Server Standard for small application. I was
told to use 5 CALs when I set up the Server.
I would like to know for our cases, there are 5 SQL Servers, if we bought 20
CALs, is it possible for us to access all of the SQL Servers simultaneously
? OR 20 CALs for each server ?
If we have bought 20 CALs at our site, does it mean that I should enter 20
CALs for every SQL Server (Instead of 5 in 2 of them) ?
Thanks
JasonUnder Server / CAL licensing you need to purchase a CAL for each end user or
client device who will be connecting to SQL Server. A CAL is valid for any
number of servers so a user with a single CAL can access multiple servers.
As far as I'm aware, entering different CAL quantities for different servers
won't affect the status of your licensing in any material way. That's my
understanding. The best place to look for answers on licensing issues is:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx
--
David Portas
SQL Server MVP
--|||you are right.
1 CAL give access to all your SQL Server instance.
so 1 CAL give access to your 5 servers.
tools like the SQL agent consumme 1 CAL.
"David Portas" <REMOVE_BEFORE_REPLYING_dportas@.acm.org> wrote in message
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> Under Server / CAL licensing you need to purchase a CAL for each end user
> or client device who will be connecting to SQL Server. A CAL is valid for
> any number of servers so a user with a single CAL can access multiple
> servers. As far as I'm aware, entering different CAL quantities for
> different servers won't affect the status of your licensing in any
> material way. That's my understanding. The best place to look for answers
> on licensing issues is:
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx
> --
> David Portas
> SQL Server MVP
> --
>|||Dear David,
Does it mean that for all SQL Servers, I can enter 20 as the CALs ?
Jason
"David Portas" <REMOVE_BEFORE_REPLYING_dportas@.acm.org> wrote in message
news:3JadnaHYaJDNv2LfRVn-2w@.giganews.com...
> Under Server / CAL licensing you need to purchase a CAL for each end user
> or client device who will be connecting to SQL Server. A CAL is valid for
> any number of servers so a user with a single CAL can access multiple
> servers. As far as I'm aware, entering different CAL quantities for
> different servers won't affect the status of your licensing in any
> material way. That's my understanding. The best place to look for answers
> on licensing issues is:
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx
> --
> David Portas
> SQL Server MVP
> --
>