[Opensim-users] Operating system upgrade for opensim upgrade

[Nebadon Izumi]

User CALs will not effect OpenSimulator, its more for things like Remote
Access and accessing other Microsoft services on the machine such as Print
Sharing and File Storage, you can read more about it here :
https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/client-access-license.aspx#tab_2the
only thing you really need to be concerned with is selecting a version
that supports your hardware properly.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2008_r2

you will need Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise or Datacenter

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:18 PM, InuYasha Meiji <inuyasha.meiji at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am saving up for a major computer upgrade.  But I am confused a bit
> about the operating system I will need to use.  The computer I am looking
> at has a twin CPU each with 16 cores, making a total of 32 cores.  It also
> has room for 256GB of RAM.
>
> Now I know I can't upgrade to any version of Windows 7 64bit that will
> access more then 192GB of RAM or access more then two CPUs. the CPU isn't
> the problem but the RAM.  So since I have been a life long Windows user and
> my current Opensim setup I got running on my Windows 7, Home Premium 64bit
> I decided I would have to get Windows Server 2008. R2 Sp1 already.
>
> The problem I am having is they mention something called CALS, which I
> never heard of before.  It said a CAL is a Client Access Licenses and
> Management Licenses.  I am hoping it doesn't mean I have to pay a huge
> outrageous amount of money to get unlimited CALS or something so I can
> legally allow others to access my Opensim grid or something.
>
> Does anyone know of if or how this effects me.  The CALS have anything to
> do with this kind of access.  I never dealt with the whole CALS thing
> before. Someone running Opensim on Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 might have
> some idea, I hope.
>
> Thanks for your time.
> InuYasha
>
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