Hi Guys,

Iam having one doubt, iam using one SEPM with SQL Server 2008 as database. Now whether i require CAL licenses for my clients which is connecting to SEPM or only one server license require for SEPM.iam having 2000+ clients

is there any technical note available for this?

if you install SEP license on SEPM, the clients communicating will take the SEP license.

Hi is there any note for that..my management is asking..

Unlike mircosoft here we dont have server license and CAL. Its only CAL

SEPM is just the console and does not require any license. You should buy license for the clients which are managed by SEPM.

article from symantec employee

http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/sep-121-and-license-concept

does this helps

Product license requirements

other helpfule links

Public Knowledge Base Articles: 

Licensing Symantec Endpoint Protection

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55056

Purchasing licenses

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55072

Where to buy a Symantec product license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55298

Product license requirements

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55074

Maintaining your license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55300   

Activating your new or renewed Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 product license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55294

About renewing your Symantec Endpoint Protection license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55071

About product upgrades and licenses

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55308

Checking license status

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55070     

About multi-year licenses

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55354

Importing license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55080

Recovering a deleted license

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55301

Downloading a license file for a new or renewed license, or a license upgrade

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55112

Licensing an unmanaged client

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55368

Licensing enforcement rules

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55135 

How to manage license file when there are several Symantec Endpoint Protection Managers in place?

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH164392

Hi,

Iam having enough licenses for clients which are managed by SEPM. my doubt is my SQL DB is server 2008, whether i need licenses for SQL Cal or not?

Hi,

Iam having licenses for my SEPM. My doubt is for SQL CAL licenses only..

Hi,

you need only one Microsoft SQL server CAL license just like Windows server operating license.

only one license for SQL.

the clients dont talk to sql.SEPM will be communicating to the SEPM.

Here is what Paul Murgatroyd, Symantec Employee had to say in another thread.

"Thumbs Up" to Rafeeq's link of PaulM's answer regarding one SQL CAL per SEP Client.

This is how I've always understood it, and it applies equally to Altiris as well.

If in doub contact your Microsoft License partner. Microsoft agreements are often individually suited and some times it feels like you need a doctor degree to understand how it really works:P

Good lord mine is processor based license only or else now i have to invest some lakhs to buy SQL CAL..

Lol yes :) we also had the same doubt when we started implimentation on new site