Windows licensing

[teedee]

HI,

I am planning to add a windows server to my h-sphere cluster. (Windows 2003 Server Edition)
What other licenses should i look at getting and what are the approximate costs (mssql? media streaming etc etc?)

This will be my first windows server and I don't want to end up with a server that is over budget and still missing feature that a client would need.

Thanks

[XCore]

All I can tell you is make sure you get the Standard Windows server and NOT the web edition if you plan to run MSSQL. There are some other limitations on the Web edition as described here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/web.mspx#XSLTsection126121120120

Good luck!

[hanskind]

For licensing, check out MS MSPLA program

MS SPLA (http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/licensing/spla.asp)

rgds

[teedee]

Thanks :)