Re: SBS2003 Premium OEM and SQL2000 by Dave
Dave
Mon May 05 16:35:54 PDT 2008
There are no versions of SBS that allow installation of any component on
separate hardware. It's not an OEM thing; you wouldn't be able to do it
legally with a retail or volume license copy either. I'm not sure if it's
technically possible or not - that would be a matter of whether the
installer checks to make sure you're installing it on an SBS or not. I
suspect you could get it installed, but have never tried it.
If you're looking for a reason not to buy OEM, IMO the biggest one is that
you can't move the license from the hardware it came installed on. I just
bought a Windows Server license for a member server because, when I bought
the original hardware, I foolishly bought OEM. If I had spent the small
amount extra for retail or volume license, I could have moved it over at no
additional cost when I upgraded the hardware.
The other thing with SBS is that it qualifies for volume license all by
itself. So if you buy SBS that way and then want to add other products
later, you don't have to hit the 5-license bar to get into open license.
You can just add single copies or whatever to the existing license you
opened with SBS.
"Cary W. Shultz" <cshultz@n0spam.outsourceitcorp.com> wrote in message
news:eogLRPwrIHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Good evening!
>
> Simple question: with SBS2003 Premium OEM is it possible (not asking if it
> is legal or not....I already know the answer to that question....there is
> a reason that I am asking this question) to install SQL2000 on a different
> box?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cary
>
> PS. Fully aware that that this is not legal - for a couple of reasons
> (1 - OEM and 2 - EULA of SBS2003 Premium). Now, what if this were a
> retail version of SBS2003 Premium? Or a Volume License version?
>