Server and Client Access License
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Server and Client Access License is a Microsoft licensing model in which a server product requires both a server license and separate client access licenses (CALs) for each user or device that connects to it.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Remote Desktop Services client access licenses | 2 |
| Client Access License | 1 |
| Server and Client Access License canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288054 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Server and Client Access License Context triple: [System Center Configuration Manager, licenseModel, Server and Client Access License]
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A.
Microsoft Volume Licensing
Microsoft Volume Licensing is a Microsoft program that provides customized, large-scale software licensing options for organizations, enabling them to deploy and manage Microsoft products across many devices and users.
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B.
Red Hat Enterprise Agreement
Red Hat Enterprise Agreement is a contractual framework that governs enterprise-level subscriptions, support, and services for Red Hat software deployments within an organization.
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C.
Microsoft LAN Manager
Microsoft LAN Manager is an early Microsoft network operating system and file/print sharing server software for DOS and OS/2, used to provide LAN services in PC networks before the dominance of Windows NT.
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D.
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 is a perpetual-license, enterprise-focused edition of Microsoft’s productivity suite that includes advanced versions of core apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook for long-term servicing environments.
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E.
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services is a Microsoft server technology that protects sensitive information through encryption, access control, and usage policies integrated with Active Directory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Server and Client Access License Target entity description: Server and Client Access License is a Microsoft licensing model in which a server product requires both a server license and separate client access licenses (CALs) for each user or device that connects to it.
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A.
Microsoft Volume Licensing
Microsoft Volume Licensing is a Microsoft program that provides customized, large-scale software licensing options for organizations, enabling them to deploy and manage Microsoft products across many devices and users.
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B.
Red Hat Enterprise Agreement
Red Hat Enterprise Agreement is a contractual framework that governs enterprise-level subscriptions, support, and services for Red Hat software deployments within an organization.
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C.
Microsoft LAN Manager
Microsoft LAN Manager is an early Microsoft network operating system and file/print sharing server software for DOS and OS/2, used to provide LAN services in PC networks before the dominance of Windows NT.
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D.
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 is a perpetual-license, enterprise-focused edition of Microsoft’s productivity suite that includes advanced versions of core apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook for long-term servicing environments.
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E.
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services is a Microsoft server technology that protects sensitive information through encryption, access control, and usage policies integrated with Active Directory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft licensing model
ⓘ
software licensing scheme ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Microsoft server products ⓘ |
| governsAccessTo |
Microsoft server software
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server
|
| hasAbbreviation |
Server and CAL
ⓘ
Server/CAL ⓘ |
| hasCALType |
Device CAL
ⓘ
External Connector license ⓘ User CAL ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
indirect access
ⓘ
multiplexing ⓘ |
| hasLicensingMetric |
per device
ⓘ
per user ⓘ |
| isCommonlyUsedWith |
Exchange Server
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Exchange Server
SQL Server (in some editions or modes) ⓘ
linked to:
SQL Server
SharePoint Server ⓘ
linked to:
SharePoint
System Center (in some scenarios) ⓘ
linked to:
System Center
Windows Server ⓘ |
| isDesignedTo | control and monetize access to server functionality ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn |
Microsoft Product Terms
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Volume Licensing
Microsoft Volume Licensing guides ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Volume Licensing
|
| isPartOf |
Microsoft Volume Licensing programs
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Volume Licensing
|
| isRelevantFor |
hybrid deployments
ⓘ
on-premises deployments ⓘ |
| isRequiredFor | legal access to Microsoft server services ⓘ |
| isRequiredWhen | a user or device accesses the server software ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom |
server hardware
ⓘ
server operating system license ⓘ server software media ⓘ |
| isSupersededByInSomeScenarios |
core-based licensing
ⓘ
subscription-based licensing ⓘ |
| isTargetAudience |
IT licensing professionals
ⓘ
procurement departments ⓘ system administrators ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Enterprise Agreement
ⓘ
Open License and successors ⓘ Select Plus and successors ⓘ |
| mayNotApplyTo | certain cloud subscription models ⓘ |
| mayRequireCALFor | indirect users depending on product terms ⓘ |
| nonComplianceRisk |
license penalties
ⓘ
software audit findings ⓘ |
| requiresCALFor |
each device
ⓘ
each user ⓘ |
| requiresComplianceFrom | organizations using Microsoft servers ⓘ |
| requiresComponent |
Client Access License
ⓘ
linked to:
Server and Client Access License
server license ⓘ |
| supportsScenario |
licensing by counting devices
ⓘ
licensing by counting users ⓘ |
| usedByVendor | Microsoft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Server and Client Access License Description of subject: Server and Client Access License is a Microsoft licensing model in which a server product requires both a server license and separate client access licenses (CALs) for each user or device that connects to it.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Server and Client Access License