{"id":5579,"date":"2022-02-23T00:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T00:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pariswells.com\/blog\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2022-02-23T00:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T00:44:35","slug":"sql-licensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pariswells.com\/blog\/research\/sql-licensing","title":{"rendered":"SQL Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Software Assurance<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<em>License Mobility<\/em>\u00a0refers to the ability to move virtual instances from host to host and between\u00a0<em>server<\/em> farms. SQL server needs Software Assurance for License Mobility.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Software Assurance can only be added after the fact if the above 90 day condition is met. Otherwise it must be purchased alongside the license itself. Software Assurance also cannot be added to existing License only volume licensing regardless of when it was purchased.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>SQL Server<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Please note that there are 2 ways of licensing SQL Server Standard:<\/p><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Per-Core Model<ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">All physical cores must be licensed if run on the physical host\u00a0<b><i>or<\/i><\/b><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">All cores assigned to the virtual machine must be licensed if run in a virtual environment<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">A minimum of 4 cores must be licensed per virtual OSE\u00a0<b><i>or<\/i><\/b>\u00a0per physical processor (depending on how it will be deployed)<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The core licenses come in packs of 2, so a minimum of 2 are required to be purchased.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">No SQL Server CAL\u2019s are required to access the server<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Server \/ CAL Model<ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">One license is needed to run one instance of SQL Server on the host<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">SQL Server User or Device CAL\u2019s are required to connect to the Server either directly or indirectly<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software Assurance\u00a0License Mobility\u00a0refers to the ability to move virtual instances from host to host and between\u00a0server farms. 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