Licensing SBS 2011 and the Premium Add-On via Open Value with Part Numbers

To start a new Open Value Agreement with the 3 year spread payment option we will use the following part numbers for any client that requires SQL for their setup:

• T72-0082: SBS 2011 Standard
  • 6UA-01452: SBS STD 1 CAL Pack
  • 6UA-01804: SBS STD 5 CAL Pack
  • 6UA-00908: SBS STD 20 CAL Pack
• 2XG-00206: SBS 2011 Premium Add-On
  • 2YG-00434: SBS Premium Add-On 1 CAL Pack
  • 2YG-01039: SBS Premium Add-On 5 CAL Pack
  • 2YG-01596: SBS Premium Add-On 20 CAL Pack

For a client that has 36 users with 27 of those users working in an application that is tied into SQL as a backend we would license as follows:

• (1x) T72-0082: SBS 2011 Standard includes 5 CALs 
  • (1x) 6UA-01452: SBS STD 1 CAL Pack
  • (2x) 6UA-01804: SBS STD 5 CAL Pack
  • (1x) 6UA-00908: SBS STD 20 CAL Pack
  • Total: 1 SBS 2011 STD License + SA  and 31 CALs (36 total)
• (1x) 2XG-00206: SBS 2011 Premium Add-On includes 5 CALs 
  • (2x) 2YG-00434: SBS Premium Add-On 1 CAL Pack
  • (None) 2YG-01039: SBS Premium Add-On 5 CAL Pack
  • (1x) 2YG-01596: SBS Premium Add-On 20 CAL Pack
  • Total: 1 SBS 2011 Premium Add-On License + SA and 22 CALs (27 total)

The CAL licensing structure has changed from the SBS 2008 one in that we need an SBS 2011 STD CAL to cover _all_ users accessing the SBS server and its services. We then need Premium Add-On CALs to cover users accessing SQL.

The Canadian Microsoft Licensing part number list can be had from here:

• Microsoft Canada Pricing

Click on the Open Pricelists (Excel) link to open or download the most current list.

UPDATE 2011-02-24: I missed the included 5 CALs on the base SBS and Add-On SKUs. My apologies for that. Calculations adjusted accordingly.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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Licensing SBS 2011 And The Second Server Under SPLA

With the change in the product structure for SBS 2011 we have seen the way we license SBS under our Service Providers Licensing Agreement change as well.

With SBS 2008 we had a SKU for SBS 2008 Standard and SBS 2008 Premium as per the product’s structure.

With the advent of the SBS 2011 Premium Add-on things have changed both in the way things are licensed and the costs for products licensed.

• T72-01694: SBS 2011 Standard SAL
• Per user licensing for SBS 2011 Standard.
• 2XG-00481: SBS 2011 Premium Add-on SAL
• Per user licensing for the Premium Add-on
• P73-03408: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard SAL
• Per user licensing for Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• 6WC-00002: Windows Remote Desktop Services SAL (RDS access)
• For users accessing desktop OS VMs via RDP and SBS 2011 RD Gateway.
• For users accessing a Remote Desktop Services on the hosted SBS network.

If our hosted client has no need for SQL then we will be licensing both SBS 2011 Standard and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard.

For example, customers that only utilize Microsoft Office via RD RemoteApps would be licensed in this manner.

In relationship to the cost difference between the SBS 2008 Standard SKU and the SBS 2008 Premium SKU, the SBS 2011 Premium Add-on SKU is _a lot more expensive_ than the SBS 2008 Premium SKU.

To demonstrate using fictitious numbers:

• SBS 2008 SPLA licensing structure:
• SBS 2008 Standard SAL: $30/MTH
• Licenses one user to access SBS and its features.
• SBS 2008 Premium SAL: $45/MTH
• Licenses one user to access both SBS and the second server and their features. Included SQL access if needed.
• Difference between STD and Premium: $15/MTH/User
• SBS 2011 SPLA Licensing Structure:
• SBS 2011 Standard SAL: $30/MTH
• Licenses one user to access SBS and its features.
• SBS 2011 Premium Add-On SAL: $45/MTH
• Licenses one user to access the Premium Add-On second server and SQL only.
• Cost to license both SBS STD and Premium Add-On: $75/MTH
• Net increase in Premium feature access for the 2011 version: $30/MTH/User

While the actual price of each SKU is relatively low, that price change is way more than we can absorb for our existing SBS Premium hosted clients so we will unfortunately need to pass that cost on to them.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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SBS 2011 – Volume Licensing Downloads

As with SBS 2008 we are still not able to download the full SBS 2011 DVD (weighs in at 6.5GB) via the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Web site.

We will, however, be able to download the SBS Premium Add-On 2011.

Note that there are two options under Operating System Type: 64 bit and 32/64 bit.

• Windows Server 2008 R2
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• SQL Server for Small Business 2008 R2
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Note that the combined total for the downloads is close to 7GB.

The SBS 2011 RTM bits are available to MAPS subscribers via the TechNet site.

• Correction – SBS 2011 RTM via TechNet is Microsoft Action Pack TechNet

Though, after checking in with our non-MAPS account it looks as though the bits are available for all TechNet accounts now:

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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