Does the Windows EBS 2008 solution require that I use three servers for Standard Edition and five servers for Premium Edition?
A. No. The EBS 2008 license grants you the right to run Standard Edition on up to three hardware servers and Premium Edition on up to five hardware servers, so you have the option to do so, but it is not required. If you decide to run Premium Edition on up to five hardware servers then SQL Server 2008 Standard, shipped as part of Premium Edition, can be run on the fifth hardware server, however you will need to acquire a separate Windows Server license to run it.
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- Does Windows SBS 2008 Premium Edition require that I use two servers (for example, one to run SBS 2008 and the other to utilize other applications like Terminal Services)?
- Does the Windows EBS 2008 solution require that I use three servers for Standard Edition and five servers for Premium Edition?
