1. No, you do not need to obtain a different serial number for each
instance, and the license does not say that.
Mac OS X Server can be volume licensed, or used under a developer
license, both of which situations can result in having a single,
legitimate serial number for multiple instances of Mac OS X Server.
The key is that each instance must be *licensed* properly, but that
doesn't necessarily imply a different serial number.
2. On the issue of clones and snapshots, even if you have single-seat
serial numbers for Mac OS X Server (which is the situation most folks
are in), you do NOT have to have a different serial for each instance
of Mac OS X Server. In this scenario, you need to have a unique serial
for each instance of Mac OS X Server that will be *running and in use
concurrently*, but you absolutely do not have to maintain unique
serials and/or licenses for backups, snapshots, clones, etc.
This has been addressed time and again with software licenses.
The Leopard Server license says:
"This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Mac OS X
Server software (the "Mac OS X Server Software") on a single Apple-
labeled computer. You may also install and use other copies of Mac OS
X Server Software on the same Apple-labeled computer, provided that
you acquire an individual and valid license from Apple for each of
these other copies of Mac OS X Server Software."
The key is "install and *use*". The "use" wording means that even if
you're trying to read the letter of the license, clones/backups/
snapshots are not in "use" and are thus excluded. Also, any practical
interpretation of any software license that does not explicitly
prohibit the existence of backup or another installation, even if not
in use, is always assumed in practice and under the law to allow for
such use.
According the the license, you must obtain a different serial number
for each instance of the server software you have running, failure
to do so places you in violation of the license.
On May 09, 2008, at 11:56 AM, David Colville wrote:
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