Client Access Licenses for TMS Win2008 Server and SQL Server?

[bndooley]

I've read where that the TMSXE interface requires one CAL on the Exchange Server.  What I can't seem to locate is any information on how many CALs are required for Win2008 R2 Server Standard and SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard.  Is there a reference document that I'm missing with this information.  It seems that using Microsofts definitions, you might need one CAL per managed device and/or web user that logs into the web interface.

Can someone clarify?

[aborodai]

Microsoft has qute good documentation regarding licensing http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/F/8/6F84A9FE-1E5C-44CC-87BB-C236BFCBA4DF/SQLServer2008_LicensingGuide.pdf

Basically TMS consume 1 user license, but if customer has licensing "per core" or "per processor" he does not needed any CAL lcenses.

Best Regards,

Artem Borodai

[daleritc · Accepted solution]

Hi Everyone,

So has to put closure to this thread, I've now clarified the following when it comes to TMS and MS licensing:

Users and administrators connecting to TMS authenticate against AD, so the server hosting TMS must have licensing to support those authenticated connections. TMS Managed/Provisioned devices do not authenticate with AD through the web server. Therefore, and since the managed devices do not authenticate against IIS with an AD login, those types of connections do not require licenses. Only users connecting to the website would. 

The Exchange question and SQL are similar, i.e. how many authenticated connections are being made?

For TMS, all connections to the SQL server use the same authenticated account, default is using an SQL login.  Users of the website are not authenticated to the SQL Server. Therefore, and in the case of an external SQL server, this would equal one.

When communicating to Exchange, all connections are through a single service account. Mailboxes created for managed systems are not logged into by users or TMS for normal operation. Therefore, and as with an external SQL server, this would also equal one.

Hope this completely clarifies now

Rgds,

Dale

[Magnus Ohm]

Works for me! +5

/Magnus

[bndooley]

This is consistent with the answer I got directly from Microsoft as well.  Thanks!