Hi, I have read a few forums on this before and read data from "How to Buy" site (http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/pricing-licensing.aspx): My scenario is the following. We have around 4000 user base in 2 location across 2 continents. Test Environment: 1 Primary SCCM Server and 1 Distribution Server in another location Production Environment: 1 Primary SCCM Server and 2 Distribution Servers in another location. My understanding is i need 5 Windows Server 2003 licenses for the 5 servers. 2 Configuration Manager Server 2007 R2 with SQL Server Technology licensesfor the primary servers (cheaper) 3 Configuration Manager Server 2007 R2 licenses for the 3 distribution servers. (No SQL required) Now The confusion is with the Manegement License (ML)* offerings, there are 3 options, Enterprise, Standard and Client. We already have the CAL licenses so I'm wondering of we still need any of these 3 ML's? My confused mind says that Client ML is mandatory and we need to choose between Emterprise ML or Standard ML. Please advice me and also based on my scenario which would be the best option. Sorry for being confused.

A few things I want to clear up.First:You may want to think about what you want to do with the server down the road. Because the SCCM with SQL Server license does not allow you to extend the SQL server for non-SCCM functions. So you may want to get a separate SQL license if, like me, you extend the functionality of SCCM servers to include other functions (Software Request system).Second:You only need 2 SCCM licenses if you plan to have 2 SCCM sites. Most of the time, this is not necessary unless you want 2 different organizations to manage the sites, or you have huge numbers of clients (>25,000). There are other reasons as well, this is just a couple examples.Third:Distribution points do not require SCCM licenses.Now on to the question. You do need client licenses for SCCM, Windows CALs do not cover SCCM management. Essentially this is the same as a CAL but only for management of SCCM. I'll briefly explain the differences:Client license: This is the standard desktop license. Which gives you all of the functionality for desktops you'll most likely need.Standard License: This is the server license which includes some basic DCM functionality.Enterprise License: This is exactly the same as the Standard license, except it adds more functionality to DCM capabilities. I'm not all that familiar with DCM, but you should investigate it more to determine which one you need, if at all.

Hi Scott, thanks for the information, i would like to clarify a few things. now it seems that i need the following:- 2 SCCM Licenses for the 2 sites. 2 Standard/Enterprise ML for these 2 sites (I'll choose either Standard or Eneterprise) Client licences based on how many clients we have (in my case about 4000)... Client license is at $41 USD per client Please correct me if im wrong.

Hi Scott, If I wanna run a Primary Site server, i need to have the below listed items in place, correct? 1. Configuration Manager Server 2007 R2(Server License) 2. SQL Server(Licensed) 3. Enterprise or Standard ML License. Am I right?vanitha