sharepoint license in a farm

[dinger2121]

Hello,
I am trying to budget for a sharepoint environment set up in a server farm with 4 server and sql cluster back end. I know there is a standard licensing fee for Sharepoint - will I have to purchase a license for each server in the farm, or just one for the whole farm?

Thanks for any input

 

[cmv131]

It really depends what version of SharePoint.

If you are going to deploy Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) across a farm, then you are only liable for any Windows 2003 user CALs.

If you are going to deploy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), you will need a server license for each MOSS server in the farm, and SharePoint User CALs for all users (both Standard and Enterprise CAL's if you are going MOSS Enterprise)

 

[dinger2121]

thanks...I am going to deploy MOSS, so I will 4 licenses. I already have the CALs taken care of.