How licences work in a backup computer

Hello,
I have found that if you have a clustered and log-shipping environtment you
don't have to buy licences for the passive computer. But in my environtment
I have the main server and then more computers with SQL Server installed but
not used (the service stopped), but in case of failure of the server, I can
restore the backup database on one of this other computers to continue
working.
I suppose that it's the same case than in clustered and log-shipping, if I
just use only one SQL Server at a time, I only have to buy licences for one
server. But I haven't found anything of than in Microsoft site. Does anyone
know how it works?
Thank you in advance,
Josep.The way I had it explained to me was that if the "standby" instance don't do any work normally, then
it doesn't need a license. And that this is regardless of what technology you are using. But I'd ask
an MS rep to be certain...
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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Josep" <jmartinez@.autec.es> wrote in message news:eWVpPoKoIHA.3900@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I have found that if you have a clustered and log-shipping environtment you don't have to buy
> licences for the passive computer. But in my environtment I have the main server and then more
> computers with SQL Server installed but not used (the service stopped), but in case of failure of
> the server, I can restore the backup database on one of this other computers to continue working.
> I suppose that it's the same case than in clustered and log-shipping, if I just use only one SQL
> Server at a time, I only have to buy licences for one server. But I haven't found anything of than
> in Microsoft site. Does anyone know how it works?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Josep.
>