Comments for StoverEffect http://stovereffect.com John Stover. Entrepreneur. Consultant. Author. Speaker. Mentor. Strategist. Expert. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part IV: Scenario Examples by David http://stovereffect.com/2010/07/02/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-iv-scenario-examples/comment-page-1/#comment-21483 David Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:10:14 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/07/02/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-iv-scenario-examples/#comment-21483 Hi John, This is a really informative article. Once quick question. I have an authoring farm which is used by internal users to create content. The content is deployed to a seperate internet farm with FIS licences. What licences does the authoring farm require? It's only accessed by internal users, but the content will eventually be accessed by the general public. Hi John,
This is a really informative article. Once quick question. I have an authoring farm which is used by internal users to create content. The content is deployed to a seperate internet farm with FIS licences. What licences does the authoring farm require? It’s only accessed by internal users, but the content will eventually be accessed by the general public.

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by Neeraj Baluni http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-18110 Neeraj Baluni Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:28:29 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-18110 Hi John, Based on your replies I come to following conclusion. Topology --------- 1) SP 2010 Server Farm 2) SP 2010 Content DB Server 3) Reporting Server (Awaited to be integrated with Server 1 with SP 2010 Foundation not part of existing Farm (Server1) i.e. Separate SP Foundation Farm Server. Assumed Solution ---------------- 1) Sp 2010 with licence 2) SP 2010 Content DB Server (As remained) 3) Reporting Server (Install Separate[not linked to existing SP 2010 Server farm as in point 1] SharePoint Foundation 2010 with required components/services activated for Report Server integration with Server 1). Now My Questions If the Reporting Server (Server 3) is integrated as mentioned in above scenario with Server 1 i.e. SP 2010 Server Farm. Will Reports work perfectly without any issues as with SP 2010 Server Licence in Server 3. Your advice is very valuable to us. Thank you very much for the help and answers. Thanks in advance NB Hi John,

Based on your replies I come to following conclusion.

Topology
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1) SP 2010 Server Farm
2) SP 2010 Content DB Server
3) Reporting Server (Awaited to be integrated with Server 1 with SP 2010 Foundation not part of existing Farm (Server1) i.e. Separate SP Foundation Farm Server.

Assumed Solution
—————-

1) Sp 2010 with licence
2) SP 2010 Content DB Server (As remained)
3) Reporting Server (Install Separate[not linked to existing SP 2010 Server farm as in point 1] SharePoint Foundation 2010 with required components/services activated for Report Server integration with Server 1).

Now My Questions

If the Reporting Server (Server 3) is integrated as mentioned in above scenario with Server 1 i.e. SP 2010 Server Farm. Will Reports work perfectly without any issues as with SP 2010 Server Licence in Server 3.

Your advice is very valuable to us. Thank you very much for the help and answers.

Thanks in advance

NB

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by John Stover http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-18000 John Stover Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:40:37 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-18000 I know that many folks have done this. This actually used to be a question on one of the Windows certification exams - but I don't remember the exact answer! From my understanding, Microsoft is concerned that you have PURCHASED the correct license and is much less concerned about the install media. I know that many folks have done this. This actually used to be a question on one of the Windows certification exams – but I don’t remember the exact answer! From my understanding, Microsoft is concerned that you have PURCHASED the correct license and is much less concerned about the install media.

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by John Stover http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17999 John Stover Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:36:51 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17999 I guess it depends on what you mean by "a separate website that publishes documents". If that website is SharePoint 2010 based, and it is part of the same FARM as your internal site, then YES you need the SharePoint for Internet site license. If that separate website is not SharePoint, then no. If that separate website is SharePoint Foundation 2010, then no you do not need the SharePoint for Internet Sites license (because this does not apply to Foundation). I guess it depends on what you mean by “a separate website that publishes documents”. If that website is SharePoint 2010 based, and it is part of the same FARM as your internal site, then YES you need the SharePoint for Internet site license. If that separate website is not SharePoint, then no. If that separate website is SharePoint Foundation 2010, then no you do not need the SharePoint for Internet Sites license (because this does not apply to Foundation).

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by John Stover http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17998 John Stover Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:34:36 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17998 SharePoint Foundation is part of your Windows 2008 license. In other words, SP Foundation is a free add-on to Windows. If you have proper Windows licenses, then yes you can use Foundation to run public-facing websites for no additional costs. Also, you can run multiple top level domains on Foundation - there are no restrictions that I know of on Foundation. SharePoint Foundation is part of your Windows 2008 license. In other words, SP Foundation is a free add-on to Windows. If you have proper Windows licenses, then yes you can use Foundation to run public-facing websites for no additional costs. Also, you can run multiple top level domains on Foundation – there are no restrictions that I know of on Foundation.

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by John Stover http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17997 John Stover Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:32:39 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17997 You need to purchase the SAME license for ALL SHAREPOINT servers in the <em>same </em>FARM. Index, Application, etc. all need to have the same server license. You need to purchase the SAME license for ALL SHAREPOINT servers in the same FARM. Index, Application, etc. all need to have the same server license.

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by John Stover http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17995 John Stover Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:31:45 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17995 You have learned that you cannot mix licenses within a single farm. If your farm is going to be SP 2010 Server Standard, then you cannot use SP Foundation in that same farm. Of course, it's impossible for me to suggest whether a single server will be enough for your usage without knowing more about your environment, but you have narrowed down the choices: purchase another license or consolidate services to a single server. The other option could be to run 'another farm' that is Foundation only and use that for your reporting services. It could run on another server, share the same SQL Server, but actually be a different farm. If you are using AD for authentication with automatic sign-on for domain users, your end users won't be prompted to login and wouldn't really know that it was a separate farm at all. Hope this helps. Let me know what you decide to do! You have learned that you cannot mix licenses within a single farm. If your farm is going to be SP 2010 Server Standard, then you cannot use SP Foundation in that same farm. Of course, it’s impossible for me to suggest whether a single server will be enough for your usage without knowing more about your environment, but you have narrowed down the choices: purchase another license or consolidate services to a single server. The other option could be to run ‘another farm’ that is Foundation only and use that for your reporting services. It could run on another server, share the same SQL Server, but actually be a different farm. If you are using AD for authentication with automatic sign-on for domain users, your end users won’t be prompted to login and wouldn’t really know that it was a separate farm at all. Hope this helps. Let me know what you decide to do!

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by Michiel van Praat http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17986 Michiel van Praat Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:44:04 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17986 Hey John, I hear a lot of stories if Sharepoint Foundation is Free for public facing sites. What is true? And, is it allowed for sharepoint foundation to have multiple top level domains? For Sharepoint Server it's allowed to have 1 top level. What about foundation Hey John,

I hear a lot of stories if Sharepoint Foundation is Free for public facing sites. What is true?

And, is it allowed for sharepoint foundation to have multiple top level domains? For Sharepoint Server it’s allowed to have 1 top level. What about foundation

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by Neeraj Baluni http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17982 Neeraj Baluni Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:11:50 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17982 just a continuation to my previous post. Do we need a purchase server 2010 licence for installing only Web-Front components ? just a continuation to my previous post.

Do we need a purchase server 2010 licence for installing only Web-Front components ?

]]> Comment on SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part I: Foundation, Server, and Designer by Neeraj Baluni http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-17976 Neeraj Baluni Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:23:40 +0000 http://stovereffect.com/2010/06/29/sharepoint-2010-licensing-part-i-the-basics/#comment-17976 Hi John, Great Article ! Have a scenario and need your assistance for the same. We have 3 different machines 1) SP 2010 Server Farm 2) SP 2010 Content DB Server 3) Reporting Server. We like to use only one SP 2010 Server licence in this topology. We are trying to activate the reporting services avialable in Server 1 by installing free licence version i.e. SP 2010 Foundation Server in Server 3 with report server Sql 2008 R2. But we have been asked (as by going through various MS articles that only SP 2010 Server licence is required in Server 3). Which is making us to purchase 1 more licence for Server 3. Now What do you suggest in this scenarios. 1) Purchase the SP 2010 Server Licence. 2) Change Topolgy to have 2 servers only with Server Farm and Reporting Services in one server and databases on other. 3) Or anything you can suggest. Thanks in advance Nbaluni Hi John,

Great Article ! Have a scenario and need your assistance for the same.
We have 3 different machines
1) SP 2010 Server Farm
2) SP 2010 Content DB Server
3) Reporting Server.
We like to use only one SP 2010 Server licence in this topology. We are trying to activate the reporting services avialable in Server 1 by installing free licence version i.e. SP 2010 Foundation Server in Server 3 with report server Sql 2008 R2. But we have been asked (as by going through various MS articles that only SP 2010 Server licence is required in Server 3). Which is making us to purchase 1 more licence for Server 3.
Now What do you suggest in this scenarios.
1) Purchase the SP 2010 Server Licence.
2) Change Topolgy to have 2 servers only with Server Farm and Reporting Services in one server and databases on other.
3) Or anything you can suggest.

Thanks in advance

Nbaluni

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