EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
06/15/2010 08:35:42 PM:

> > I have an odd problem. I have a MS SQL cluster resource that seems
> to be grabbing a regular client license, instead of a license for a 
> SQL Module,
> > and I don't understand why.
> > 
> 
> 
> Starting with, i think, 7.4.2, if both the NetWorker server and 
> clients are the same version or higher, then it does not use cluster
> licenses anymore.  Instead it uses only client connected licenses. 
> If the client is using an earlier version, then the cluster license 
> is still used.  This is documented in the release notes.

In my case, all my SQL clusters are also storage nodes (AFTD devices), and 
since all storage nodes must be the same Networker version as the server, 
all are at 7.5.2. And I don't think we uninstalled, and re-installed 
Networker on that one cluster, after upgrading to 7.5.2. They would have 
all been upgraded from 7.4.5 at the same time. And before that, all the 
way back to 7.3.x ...


> The SQL module license is used only when backing up SQL server 
> (virtual or physical).  I believe you only need one for the virtual 
> node, and doesn't matter how many physical nodes the cluster has.

I see that on 4 of my 5 SQL clusters. It's just the one (virtual) SQL 
server that seems to be taking a regular client license, and NOT the SQL 
Module license.

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