Windows Cal license

KUMARAVEL.S 0 Reputation points
2024-04-11T06:40:50.1933333+00:00

In our current environment i have a active directory PDC (primary domain controller) in azure cloud .ADC(additional domain controller) in on premises. For a user in an additional domain controller, do I need to purchase a CAL license?

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  1. Jing Zhou 2,315 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-11T07:01:04.3666667+00:00

    Hello,

     

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    According to Microsoft's licensing policy, CAL (Customer Access License) is licensed based on each user or device rather than the number of domain controllers. Therefore, regardless of whether the user is creating in the primary domain controller or an additional domain controller, it is necessary to purchase the corresponding CAL license for each user or device.

     

    Hope this answer can help you well.

    Best regards，

    Jill Zhou

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