license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

[MacAddict]

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003 Datacenter,
can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?

Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.

Thanks

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

Hello MacAddict,

Don't think so, never heard about downgrading form datacenter to enterprise.
So why will you buy datacenter and not directly enterprise edition?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003 Datacenter,
> can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?
>
> Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.
>
> Thanks
>

 

[MacAddict]

Re: license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

On Sep 29, 5:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello MacAddict,
>
> Don't think so, never heard about downgrading form datacenter to enterprise.
> So why will you buy datacenter and not directly enterprise edition?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003 Datacenter,
> > can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?
>
> > Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.
>
> > Thanks

Hi Meinolf,

I've heard that there are some incompatibilities out there with
Datacenter and we need to run ~70 VMs on the same host. Licensing
datacenter turns out to be much cheaper than buying enterprise
licenses.

 

[MacAddict]

Re: license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

On Sep 29, 8:55 am, MacAddict <NovaMa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 29, 5:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello MacAddict,
>
> > Don't think so, never heard about downgrading form datacenter to enterprise.
> > So why will you buy datacenter and not directly enterprise edition?
>
> > Best regards
>
> > Meinolf Weber
> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > no rights.
> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> > ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003 Datacenter,
> > > can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?
>
> > > Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> Hi Meinolf,
>
> I've heard that there are some incompatibilities out there with
> Datacenter and we need to run ~70 VMs on the same host.  Licensing
> datacenter turns out to be much cheaper than buying enterprise
> licenses.

I called Microsoft and they said that it is allowed:
http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/Downloader.aspx?DocumentId=1488

go to page 32:
"You may run on the licensed server an instance of Standard or
Enterprise in place of Datacenter and Datacenter without Hyper-V in
any of the operating system environments. "

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

Hello MacAddict,

What kind of incompatibilities?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> On Sep 29, 5:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>> Hello MacAddict,
>>
>> Don't think so, never heard about downgrading form datacenter to
>> enterprise. So why will you buy datacenter and not directly
>> enterprise edition?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003 Datacenter,
>>> can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?
>>>
>>> Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
> Hi Meinolf,
>
> I've heard that there are some incompatibilities out there with
> Datacenter and we need to run ~70 VMs on the same host. Licensing
> datacenter turns out to be much cheaper than buying enterprise
> licenses.
>

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: license Datacenter, install Enterprise?

Hello MacAddict,

Thanks for the document link about the licensing part.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> On Sep 29, 8:55 am, MacAddict <NovaMa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 29, 5:54 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello MacAddict,
>>>
>>> Don't think so, never heard about downgrading form datacenter to
>>> enterprise. So why will you buy datacenter and not directly
>>> enterprise edition?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers
>>> no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to figure out if I purchase a license of 2003
>>>> Datacenter, can I install 2003 Enterprise instead?
>>>>
>>>> Haven't been able to find an answer to this question anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>> Hi Meinolf,
>>
>> I've heard that there are some incompatibilities out there with
>> Datacenter and we need to run ~70 VMs on the same host. Licensing
>> datacenter turns out to be much cheaper than buying enterprise
>> licenses.
>>
> I called Microsoft and they said that it is allowed:
> http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/Downloader.aspx?Docu
> mentId=1488
>
> go to page 32:
> "You may run on the licensed server an instance of Standard or
> Enterprise in place of Datacenter and Datacenter without Hyper-V in
> any of the operating system environments. "