SharePoint Functionality & Licensing
Share Point Functionality:
SharePoint 2010 has three levels of functionality, each with a set of corresponding licenses
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 plus Standard CAL
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 plus Enterprise CAL (& Standard CAL)
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Description
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Licensing Notes
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SharePoint Foundation 2010
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·Provides a platform for collaboration and a foundation for building Web-based applications.
·For small companies or departments that want a low-cost, entry-level, or pilot solution for secure, Web-based collaboration.
·All features in SharePoint Foundation are also available in Microsoft SharePoint Server
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·Download at no cost.
·Companies using SharePoint Foundation must be properly licensed for Microsoft Windows Server.
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SharePoint Server 2010 plus Standard CAL
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·Delivers the core capabilities of SharePoint 2010
- Sites
- Communities
- Content
- Search (excludes FAST Search)
- Composites (excludes Access Services and InfoPath Services)
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·Purchase SharePoint Server 2010.
·License the Standard feature set through Standard Client Access Licenses (CALs).
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SharePoint Server 2010 plus Enterprise CAL (& Standard CAL)
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·Delivers the full capabilities of SharePoint 2010
- Sites
- Communities
- Content
- Search (includes client access rights for FAST Search Server 2010)
- Composites (includes Access Services and InfoPath Services)
- Insights (includes PerformancePoint Services, Excel Services, and Visio Services)
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·Purchase SharePoint Server 2010.
·License the Enterprise feature set through Enterprise CALs.
· For FAST Search, purchase FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint for each running instance of the software.
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Share Point Licensing Model:
SharePoint has two licensing models to accommodate two groups of users
- Server plus CAL, for internal users
- Server-only, for external users
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| Server plus CA |
For internal users (employees).Can also be used for external users if they are countable and CALs can be assigned to specific people. |
Both Server licenses and CALs are required
- SharePoint Server 2010: For each running instance of the server software.
- SharePoint Server 2010 Standard CAL: For each person or device accessing a SharePoint Server.
If Enterprise features are required
- SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise CAL: For each person or device using the Enterprise features of a SharePoint Server.
Additional notes on the Server/CAL model:
- CALs can be purchased on a per-user or per-device basis.
- Enterprise CALs are additive To access the Enterprise features, a person/device must have both the Standard CAL and Enterprise CAL.
- CALs must be for the same or later version of the server license(s).
- While there are two levels of functionality (Standard and Enterprise), there is only one server SKU. During installation, you must decide whether to activate the Enterprise features of each server.
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| Server only |
- For external users (suppliers, customers, vendors, and the public).
- Can be used for both anonymous and authenticated users.
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Only server licenses are required, but they must be purchased for each running instance of the server software. There are two options
- SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Standard
- SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise
Additional notes on the Server only model
- No CALs are required for users licensed through SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites.
- The Server only licensing model is for external users only. Internal users can use this license only if all content, information, and applications are also accessible to external users. If the server has items that are for internal use only, those users require CALs, and their servers require licenses for SharePoint Server 2010.
- People who create content for external access can use SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites. Server and CAL licensing is not required for people who use SharePoint only to author information.
- SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites must be licensed on all servers (staging, application, index, front-end) that provide content to external users.
- If connecting internal- and external-facing SharePoint deployments, you can purchase licenses for SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise, and assign them to the same running instances of the software.
- You must purchase CALs for SharePoint Server 2010 for people/devices accessing content in any way not permitted under the use rights for SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites.
- SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise, also includes the rights to FAST Search Server for use in Internet or Extranet scenarios. You can deploy a single server license of SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise, as SharePoint server or a FAST Search server—but not both concurrently.
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