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Calculating CALs Carefully

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October 6, 2014 5:09:01 PM

Sorry, I needed a 3 word title. Anyway, I'm wondering if I have this figured out right.

I have got my new server working with 2012r2, and am getting my old 2008r2 server ready to upgrade to 2012r2 and become a hyper-v replica of my new server. I need to order 2012 CALs.

We have 17 staff on 24 workstations, so 20 User CALs there on my virtual machine. Is it true that those CALs would failover to the old server automatically?

Do I need to order a CAL for the old server to be a replica of the new server? Do I need a CAL on the old server so that I can remote in to monitor the old server from my workstation?

Thanks, Dan

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October 6, 2014 5:21:36 PM

I believe you need to have 2012 CALs for a 2012 server, you can use 2012 CALs on a 2008 server. 2008 comes with 5 user CALs so you should still be able to access the old server from your workstation. 2012 doesn't come with any CALs so for a staff of 17 you can get 3 5packs and 2 singles, unless you feel you may add a couple more users then just get 4 5packs.
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October 6, 2014 5:31:24 PM

Hi littleleo,

I understood that I will need to upgrade my old 2008r2 server to 2012r2 in order to get the replication that I'm wanting to reduce down time, so I would have both servers on 2012r2.

Is it possible to have failover replication from 2012r2 to 2008r2?

Dan

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October 7, 2014 4:49:29 PM

Dan-W said:
Hi littleleo,

I understood that I will need to upgrade my old 2008r2 server to 2012r2 in order to get the replication that I'm wanting to reduce down time, so I would have both servers on 2012r2.

Is it possible to have failover replication from 2012r2 to 2008r2?

Dan



Dan, where are you located I may have some server people in your neck of the woods that would better understand what your going to encounter and need to do then I do.
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