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tcs
12/20/2005 12:36:02 PM
Hello, if my company owns 6 processor licenses for Sql Server, am I able to
tcs
12/20/2005 2:41:03 PM
Right, so if I split out RS onto a different box, I am ok as long as I have a
license to cover it. So right now if we have 6 enterprise licenses, i could
farm it out over two boxes if desired?


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Bruce L-C [MVP]
12/20/2005 3:16:22 PM
Whether you need another license depends if you are installing RS on a box
that has SQL Server DB installed on it. You need a license for the box which
has RS installed. For instance, let's say I have a web farm with 3 IIS
servers all of which are using a single DB on another box. I need an
additional 3 SQL Server server licenses.

On the other hand, if I have IIS and RS running on the same box as SQL
Server DB, then RS falls under the license for the DB.


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Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services

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Bruce L-C [MVP]
12/24/2005 10:43:06 AM
Definitely. What are you are talking about is a web farm. Several IIS
servers all using the same database for its object caching and metadata
storage. This is an enterprise feature. You need to have a SQL Server
Enterprise license for each IIS box that is running Reporting Services.


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Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services

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