2nd license of W2008 with SA premium

If this is the wrong newsgroup for this question let me know.

I have SA on a customers Server running SBS2003 premium. With that package
comes the 2nd install of Server 2008 on another machine.

Do you have to actually do the upgrade to SBS2008 before you can use that
2nd copy of Server 08 or can you go ahead and load it on another computer and
join it to the existing SBS2003 domain?

Joe#2 wrote:
> If this is the wrong newsgroup for this question let me know.
>
> I have SA on a customers Server running SBS2003 premium. With that package
> comes the 2nd install of Server 2008 on another machine.
>
> Do you have to actually do the upgrade to SBS2008 before you can use that
> 2nd copy of Server 08 or can you go ahead and load it on another computer and
> join it to the existing SBS2003 domain?
You are only legal for it when you upgrade to SBS 2008.

Thanks Susan.

I have a customer that I need to get in a temporary 2008 box to run a test
inside of his SBS2003 domain. I can't take a shop machine in since all of my
shop equipment is run under my Technet and Action Pack subscriptions.

Would it be "legal" to use a the 30 day eval copy of Server2008 for a short
term experiment?

"Susan Bradley" wrote:

> Joe#2 wrote:
> > If this is the wrong newsgroup for this question let me know.
> >
> > I have SA on a customers Server running SBS2003 premium. With that package
> > comes the 2nd install of Server 2008 on another machine.
> >
> > Do you have to actually do the upgrade to SBS2008 before you can use that
> > 2nd copy of Server 08 or can you go ahead and load it on another computer and
> > join it to the existing SBS2003 domain?
> You are only legal for it when you upgrade to SBS 2008.
> .
>

Joe#2 wrote:
> Thanks Susan.
>
> I have a customer that I need to get in a temporary 2008 box to run a test
> inside of his SBS2003 domain. I can't take a shop machine in since all of my
> shop equipment is run under my Technet and Action Pack subscriptions.
>
> Would it be "legal" to use a the 30 day eval copy of Server2008 for a short
> term experiment?
>
> "Susan Bradley" wrote:
>
>> Joe#2 wrote:
>>> If this is the wrong newsgroup for this question let me know.
>>>
>>> I have SA on a customers Server running SBS2003 premium. With that package
>>> comes the 2nd install of Server 2008 on another machine.
>>>
>>> Do you have to actually do the upgrade to SBS2008 before you can use that
>>> 2nd copy of Server 08 or can you go ahead and load it on another computer and
>>> join it to the existing SBS2003 domain?
>> You are only legal for it when you upgrade to SBS 2008.
>> .
>>
Oh yeah no sweat on that.

Hello,

Thanks for your post.

Although I have not encountered this scenario before, after performed some research, I found some related links just for your information:

Software Assurance entitlement for SBS 2003 customers upgrading to SBS 2008
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive...-sbs-2008.aspx

When do customers with Software Assurance on their SBS servers get their SBS 2008 media?
http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/arc...0/8970230.aspx

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Technical FAQ
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/cc817589.aspx

Microsoft Software Assurance - Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/s...rance/faq.aspx

Moreover, your IT team will need to know your contact number and Software Assurance ID number to access 24-hour support. To access the benefit, call Support Customer
Care at (800) 936-3500 (United States and Canada only). For international help, go to the international Help and Support site.


Hope this helps.



Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support

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