Server 2008 R2 Licensing
Hello, We currently have 6 servers (5 with 2003R2, and one with 2008). We are looking to purchase another server with 2008R2 Standard Edition for additional storage - primarily for backups, running Symantec BESR 2010. We have an IT staff of 2 that will probably need to access the server as well. My question is about licensing: What kind of licensing (User/Device/Server) and how many licenses will we need? Also, there is the chance that one day we will need to use this server to host network shares for around 50 users/20 computers ... not soon, but someday. How will the choice we make in answer to the above question affect these potential plans for the future? Thank you!
May 23rd, 2011 12:52pm

My recommendation is to contact Microsoft Licensing for any licensing related questions: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties,and confers no rights.
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May 23rd, 2011 1:22pm

I don't have a problem contacting Microsoft, but is it that tough a question that nobody knows the answer?
May 24th, 2011 11:05am

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