The Qualifies designation in the name indicates that this license on its own qualifies for opening an OLP agreement.
To purchase OLP (Open License Program) licenses, you need to open a framework agreement valid for 2 years.
This SQL Server license covers two physical processor cores when licensing physical machines, or 2 virtual processors when licensing virtual machines.
Note: when licensing either a physical or a virtual environment, a minimum of 4 cores / virtual processors must be licensed!
This license does not require CALs (Client Access Licenses) for user connections.
The alternative to CORE licensing is the classic SQL Server + CAL model. In this case, the server is licensed with a single server license (regardless of its configuration), and each user is assigned a CAL.
The Qualifies designation in the name indicates that this license on its own qualifies for opening an OLP agreement.
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