The Microsoft Software License Terms are copied to the local computer when SQL Server is installed. When multiple instances of the same edition and language of SQL Server are installed on the same computer, a single copy of the license terms will apply to all instances of that edition and language. The files are written to: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\License Terms\ or %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\License Terms\.

When multiple instances of the same SQL Server edition and language are installed on the same computer, a single copy of the license terms will apply to all instances of that edition and language.

The license terms file name indicates the edition of SQL Server as well as the SQL Server language edition. For example:

• License_DEV_ENU.txt for SQL Server Developer, English language edition.
  
• License_STD_ITA.txt for SQL Server Standard, Italian language edition.
  
• License_UA_JPN.txt for SQL Server Upgrade Advisor, Japanese language edition.
  
• License_SQLNCLI_ENU.txt for SQL Server Native Client, English language edition.
  
• License_SQLXML4_KOR.txt for SQLXML, Korean language edition.
  

The following file name segments are used to identify SQL Server editions:

• DC - Datacenter
  
• ENT - Enterprise
  
• DEV - Developer
  
• STD - Standard
  
• WKGP - Workgroup
  
• WEB - Web
  
• EXPR - Express
  
• UA - Upgrade Advisor
  

The following file name segments are used to identify SQL Server languages:

• ENU - English
  
• JPN - Japanese
  
• FRA - French
  
• ITA - Italian
  
• KOR - Korean
  
• DEU - German
  
• ESN - Spanish
  
• CHS - Simplified Chinese
  
• CHT - Traditional Chinese
  
• NLA - Dutch
  
• PTB - Portuguese (Brazilian)
  
• SVE - Swedish
  
• RUS - Russian
  

SQL Server Licensing Options

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