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Core Infrastructure Server (CIS) Suite

Availability

Product Version and EditionDate Available
Core Infrastructure Server Suite Standard (Core License)Refer to Date Available for component Products
Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter (Core License)Refer to Date Available for component Products

Use Rights

License Terms: Universal License TermsProduct-Specific License Terms: All editions 

Applicable Use Rights

Customer’s access and use of CIS software is governed by the applicable License Terms for the individual Products comprising the CIS software as modified by these License Terms.

Software Included with CIS Suite Standard

CIS Suite Standard includes the latest versions of Windows Server Standard and System Center Standard. For each Server on which Customer runs CIS Suite Standard software, the number of Licenses required equals the number of Physical Cores on the Licensed Server subject to a minimum of 8 Licenses per Physical Processor. For each Server to which the required number of Licenses of CIS Suite Standard has been assigned Customer may, on the Licensed Server, at any one time:

Customer may assign additional CIS Suite Standard edition Licenses to the Licensed Server equal to the number specified above and run the server software in one additional OSE and Manage one additional OSE on the Licensed Server.

Software Included with CIS Suite Datacenter

CIS Suite Datacenter includes the latest versions of Windows Server Datacenter and System Center Datacenter. For each Server on which Customer runs CIS Suite Datacenter software, the number of Licenses required equals the number of Physical Cores on the Licensed Server subject to a minimum of 8 Licenses per Physical Processor. For each Server to which the required number of Licenses of CIS Suite Datacenter has been assigned Customer may, on the Licensed Server, at any one time:

Management License

For purposes of applying the License Terms for System Center to Customer’s use of the CIS Suite software, Customer is deemed to have assigned to the Licensed Server System Center Licenses equal to the number of CIS Suite Licenses assigned to the Server.

Additional Terms

Customer may run a prior version or a down edition of any of the individual Products included in the CIS Suite as permitted in the License Terms for that Product in the SPUR. All other requirements to acquire and assign SALs to users or devices for access and management, as set forth in the SPUR, remain in full force and effect.

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