Hi I am about to set up my company new server, we are updating from 1 sbs 2003 to server 2008 std. we are going to have 4 machine running are network ( 2 are going to be domain controller, DHCP, DNS and a back up domain controller) the othere two are going to be the exchange, FTP, ISA and other items. we are thinking of going along the line of per user CAL's instead of per device CAL's as we have 25 users at are office, but how many CAL's do we need, is it 30 CAL's for the site or 30 CAL's per server ( so 120 CAL's, 30 per server) ant help would be great. many thanks Nick

Hello, licensing with Microsoft is not that easy, please contact your license reseller or Microsoft support for the correct requirements.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

I suggest contacting Microsoft Licensing Center for detailed explanation. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx Also you can call 1-800-426-9400 (select option 4), Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. Worldwide customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Sites http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/index/worldwide.asp to find contact information in their locations.http://www.virmansec.com/blogs/skhairuddin

Thanks for your help. as it is we are a Microsoft re seller but are server is so old and we only sell the workstation OS (XP POS and windows 7) I will have to give them a call.