Licensing question about OS X Server
I get a little confused about Apple's licensing of OS X Server.
If we buy a license for OS X Server, let's say it's a 10 client license, does that mean that I can create a bootable OS X image and install it onto 10 OS X clients without buying a license for each system individually, or does it mean that I have a license for one server that allows up to 10 clients to connect to it but each of the clients must have it's own, unique copy of OS X installed on it?
The reason I get confused is probably because of netboot images. To me, the presence of a netboot image that can be downloaded and used by a system on a network essentially says "Yes, you can generate an OS X image and distribute it to client systems" because clearly, I assume, every time someone starts a netboot client they cannot realistically download the entire OS. I have to assume that the client isn't created to be totally useless without a server present, after all, what if the server goes down? Does everyone just twiddle their thumbs waiting for it to come back up?
I'm not terribly familiar with any of this, although our (small) company has recently acquired a copy of OS X Tiger Server with a 10 client license. If we add more systems, do we need to get an OS X license for each of them OUTSIDE of the Server, or does the server license provide a provision for us to install a copy of OS X on each of them.
I hope I'm clear on this question, as "legal" documentation and its implications leave me very frequently dazed and confused.
Thanks to all/anyone that responds.
If we buy a license for OS X Server, let's say it's a 10 client license, does that mean that I can create a bootable OS X image and install it onto 10 OS X clients without buying a license for each system individually, or does it mean that I have a license for one server that allows up to 10 clients to connect to it but each of the clients must have it's own, unique copy of OS X installed on it?
The reason I get confused is probably because of netboot images. To me, the presence of a netboot image that can be downloaded and used by a system on a network essentially says "Yes, you can generate an OS X image and distribute it to client systems" because clearly, I assume, every time someone starts a netboot client they cannot realistically download the entire OS. I have to assume that the client isn't created to be totally useless without a server present, after all, what if the server goes down? Does everyone just twiddle their thumbs waiting for it to come back up?
I'm not terribly familiar with any of this, although our (small) company has recently acquired a copy of OS X Tiger Server with a 10 client license. If we add more systems, do we need to get an OS X license for each of them OUTSIDE of the Server, or does the server license provide a provision for us to install a copy of OS X on each of them.
I hope I'm clear on this question, as "legal" documentation and its implications leave me very frequently dazed and confused.
Thanks to all/anyone that responds.
Several Apples, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
