SBS 2003 CALs question

[santan4]

When you order a SBS2003 server from dell. Are you suppose to recieve the CAL sticker/certificate? Or do the 5 CALs that come with SBS automatically enable when it is installed?

 

[santan4]

15$ pay pal to who ever can answer this question.

 

[PHV]

Why not asking Dell ????

 

[wahnula]

santan4,
Send the $15 to the Salvation Army .

All SBS installations come with 5 CALs unless stipulated in the sales documents that it comes with more. At least that's what I think, as I bought OEM SBS CDs and that's what they came with. Search eBay and PriceWatch for SBS CALs, I bought my 5-user add-on CALs on eBay for a fraction of the cost and yes, they are real. Make sure you know the difference between User CALs and Device CALs.

What is strange is that when I added an 11th user (named TEST) for testing purposes, SBS did not complain. Then I added a 12th, TEST2, and still no complaint that I needed more CALs. Of course I deleted the two extra accounts and am holding at (10) users.

Why are you not asking Dell ???

That seems to be a really good question right about now. One phone call should settle it. Use the "Enterprise Business" support line, you get better answers!

Tony

"Buy what you like, or you'll be forced to like what you buy"...me

 

[santan4]

i ordered 5 extra cals. so with the 5 that come with sbs i should have 10 total. issue is that i recieved two cal stickers that each say 5. upon setting up the sbs server i noticed it had 5 cals activated already. so i grabbed a sticker and put in the code and now i have 10.

i just assumed i picked the right sticker. 50/50 shot i typed in the one that hasnt been used yet and went about my day. well some months went by and it just dawned on me that maybe i got 15. maybe im just being a fool but im trying to determine where those first 5 preloaded cals come from.

 

[etherbadger]

When I get the oem media for SBS, the cd packaging itself comes with 5 cals, the certificate is not shiny/holographic and there is not a sticker on it. If you have 2 pieces of paper with codes on them and the wavy hologram microsoft paper, you may have more cals than you realize.

example: i order a sbs server
in the media pack theres a piece of paper that says I get 5 cals, same shrink wrap as the cds. SBS knows about these 5 cals from the get-go.

If i need more cals, i order the 5 or 20 pack and that usually comes in a separate plastic wrapped package. These certificates have the ms logo and look fancy and have the code to type in to the license manager.

I have known the cal certificates to stick together and several times I have recieved more than I ordered, check your bill and packing labels.