WS Lesson-30

Administering Software Licenses

• The End User License Agreement (EULA) is more than just a nuisance that you must click through to begin installing a new operating system, update, or application.
• The EULA is a binding contract that gives you the legal right to use a piece of software. In an enterprise environment, managing software licenses is critically important.

Obtaining a Client Access License

• The server license for Windows Server 2003 enables you to install the operating system on a computer, but you need a Client Access License (CAL) before a user or device is legally authorized to connect to the server.
• There are two types of CALs: Windows Device CALs, which allow a device to connect to a server regardless of the number of users who may use that device; and Windows User CALs, which allow a user to connect to a server from a number of devices.

Per-Server Licensing

Per Server                                                                  Per User or Per Device

Administering Site Licensing

The site license server is typically the first domain controller created in a site. To find out what server is the license server for a site, open Active Directory Sites And Services, expand to select the Site node then right-click Licensing Site Settings and choose Properties. The current site license server is displayed, as shown in Figure below.

To assign the site license server role to another server or domain controller, click Change and select the desired computer.

Licensing Status Symbol 


 
The product is in compliance with legal licensing requirements. The number of connections is less than the number of licenses purchased.

 
The product is not in compliance with legal licensing requirements. The num­ber of connections exceeds the number of licenses purchased.

The product has reached the legal limit. The number of connections equals the number of licenses purchased. If additional devices or users will connect to the server product, you must   purchase and log new licenses.

License Groups

A license group is a collection of users who collectively share one or more CALs. When a user connects to the server product, the License Logging service tracks the user by name, but assigns a CAL from the allocation assigned to the license group. The concept is easiest to understand with examples:

■ 10 users share a single handheld device for taking inventory. A license group is created with the 10 users as members. The license group is assigned one CAL, representing the single device they share.

■ 100 students occasionally use a computer lab with 10 computers. A license group is created with the 100 students as members, and is allocated 10 CALs.