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SharePoint Server

Showing terms for the Enterprise/Enterprise Subscription/Server and Cloud Enrollments (EA/EAS/SCE) program. Not all terms apply to all products and programs. Get help selecting a program.

Availability

Use the chart below to see which SharePoint Server products are available with which programs.
Product EA/EAS Date Available Program Attribute
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 11/21 Additional Product,Server and Tools Product
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Enterprise CAL (Device and User) 11/21 Additional Product,Server and Tools Product

Product Conditions:

Provides additional information related to acquiring the Product, such as prerequisites for purchase, prior versions, and the applicable Product Pool.

Product Conditions – General
Prior VersionSharePoint Server 2019 (10/18)
Product PoolServer
PromotionsNone
Product Conditions - Program Specific
Qualified User ExemptionNone

Use Rights

Identifies the License Terms for each Software Product, including the Universal License Terms, the applicable License Model, and any Product-Specific License Terms. References in Customer’s volume licensing agreement to “Use Rights” refer to the terms included in the Use Rights section of each Software Product Entry.

Use Rights
License TermsUniversal License Terms for all Software
Down EditionsNone
External User Access RequirementsLicensed with Server
Included TechnologiesNone
NoticesNone

Active Software Assurance or a subscription license is required to run and access SharePoint Server Subscription Edition software (server and CAL). SharePoint Server Subscription Edition licenses include a perpetual entitlement to run SharePoint Server 2019 software only. If Software Assurance coverage lapses, or Customer purchases a buyout license, Customer must uninstall Subscription Edition Software and may install version 2019 software.

Additional Software

SharePoint Server
Software Development Kit

License Model

Server/CAL

Server Licenses (per Instance)

For Products under the Server/CAL License Model, customer may use one Running Instance of server software in either a Physical OSE or Virtual OSE on a Licensed Server for each License it acquires.

Subscription licenses or licenses with active Software Assurance only. All CALs used to access the software under this model must also be acquired as subscription licenses or have active Software Assurance: When licensing by Virtual OSE, Customer may reassign any of its Licenses to any of its Licensed Servers located within the same Server Farm as often as needed. Customer may also reassign these Licenses from one Server Farm to another, but not on a short-term basis (i.e., not within 90 days of the last assignment).

Access Licenses

  1. Except as described here and noted in the Product-Specific License Terms, all server software access requires CALs or CAL Equivalent Licenses.
  2. CALs are not required for access by another Licensed Server.

Access Licenses

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Server Software Access

Base Access License
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Standard CAL
SharePoint Online (Plan 1/2) User SL
CAL Equivalent License (refer to CAL and ML Equivalency Licenses)

Additional SharePoint Server Functionality Associated with SharePoint Enterprise CAL

Business Connectivity Services Line of Business Webparts; Office 2019 Business Connectivity Services Client Integration; Access Services; Enterprise Search; E-discovery and Compliance; InfoPath Forms Services; Excel Services, PowerPivot, and PowerView; Visio Services; PerformancePoint Services; Custom Analytics Reports; Data Loss Prevention; and Advanced Charting.

Additive Access License
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Enterprise CAL
SharePoint Online (Plan 2) User SL
CAL Equivalent License (refer to CAL and ML Equivalency Licenses)

CAL Waiver for Users Accessing Publicly Available Content

CALs are not required to access content, information, and applications that Customer makes publicly available to users over the Internet (i.e., where access is not restricted to Intranet or Extranet scenarios).

Software Assurance

Identifies terms and conditions associated with Software Assurance coverage. For details on purchasing Software Assurance and general Software Assurance Benefits, also refer to Software Assurance Benefits.

Software Assurance
SA BenefitsServer
Disaster RecoveryAll editions
License MobilitySharePoint Server and Office Audit and Control Management Server (server licenses only)
Migration RightsProduct List - June 2015 (SharePoint Server and SharePoint Server for Internet Sites)
Roaming RightsNone
Self HostingNone
SA Equivalent RightsNone
Prerequisite (SA)See Software Assurance Benefits

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