What kind of SQL Server licensing does SolarWinds require?

Disclaimer: The following is our interpretation of Microsoft's licensing guidance. Be aware that licensing terms may change and differ between versions. If you have any doubt about your Microsoft® SQL Server® licensing terms, contact Microsoft.

You do not need to worry about Microsoft SQL Server licensing for the following SolarWinds products because they do not use Microsoft SQL Server:

Backup Profiler
Hyper9 Virtualization Manager
ipMonitor
Kiwi Syslog
LANsurveyor
Log & Event Manager
Storage Manager
Toolset, Engineer's or Standard
Virtualization Manager

SolarWinds Orion products require a licensed Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, or 2008 R2 database*. Microsoft licenses SQL Server through Client Access Licensing (CAL) or by the processor. With respect to SolarWinds Orion products, you may choose from three licensing options:

License by the processor instead of using CALs.
License by user CAL and purchase one user CAL for every user who will access the Orion Web Console.
Example: You have a five-person IT team who will be using Orion NPM. This scenario requires 5 user CALs.
License by device CAL and purchase one device CAL for every Orion polling engine.
Example: SolarWinds Orion NPM and NTA are installed on the same server and you also have one additional poller somewhere else. This scenario requires two device CALs.

Considering these three possible licensing options will help you find the most cost-effective SQL Server licensing method for your environment.

*Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is incompatible with SolarWinds Orion products. Do not purchase SQL Server 2012 licenses for use with SolarWinds products.

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