Licensing the Core Client Access License (CAL) （核心客户端访问许可证许可(CAL)）.pdf

Commercial Licensing brief Licensing the Core Client Access License (CAL) Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite This brief applies to all Microsoft Commercial Licensing programs. Table of contents Summary 1 What’s new in this brief 1 Details 1 CAL Suites 1 Use Rights 2 Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite 2 Management Server Rights 3 Subscription Services Components 3 Obtaining Enterprise CAL Suite Licenses and Equivalent Functionality 4 Frequently asked questions4 Summary Microsoft offers two Client Access License (CAL) Suites, the Microsoft Core CAL Suite and the Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite, which provide access rights to a number of server products and online services. The Enterprise CAL Suite includes all of the components of the Core CAL Suite. This means customers interested in the components unique to the Enterprise CAL Suite do not need to license both the Core CAL Suite and the Enterprise CAL Suite. Customers can acquire the Enterprise CAL Suite upfront or as a step-up from the Core CAL Suite. What’s new in this brief This brief replaces a previous version published in August 2015. Details CAL Suites A CAL Suite is a single license that provides use rights equivalent to multiple licenses. Like other CALs, CAL Suites can be licensed on either a per-user or per-device basis. CAL Suites simplify licensing and tracking by reducing the April 2017 Licensing the Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite number of licenses necessary to access Microsoft servers. CAL Suites may also provide pricing that is more attractive than licensing the equi