License-included Windows Server and SQL Server: no CALs; two admin RDS connections
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- License-included Windows Server instances require no Windows Server CALs and include two remote connections for administrative purposes only; more connections, or non-administrative use, require Remote Desktop Services CALs or SALs. License-included SQL Server on EC2 or RDS requires no SQL Server CALs and allows unlimited end users. Customers who bring SQL Server under Server/CAL keep CALs on premises for user access.
- Applies when
- Licensing user access to license-included instances.
- Applies to
- Windows Server and SQL Server license-included on Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS
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