OS Imaging and Deployment Software

OS Deployer License Policy

There are server and workstation licenses of ManageEngine OS Deployer

Description

ManageEngine OS Deployer licensing is based on the number of deployed and/or managed computers. E.g., to deploy a system on 100 computers one needs 100 licenses. Further managing or redeploying of the deployed computers does not require additional licenses.

Depending on the operating system, one needs to have either a workstation or a server license:

Operating System	License Type
Windows Server 2008	Server
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (x86, x64)	Server
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86, x64)	Server
Windows Small Business Server 2003	Server
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2	Server
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions	Server
Windows 2000 Server	Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server	Server
MS Windows 7	Workstation
Windows 2000 Professional SP4	Workstation
Windows Vista Home Basic (x86, x64)	Workstation
Windows Vista Home Premium (x86, x64)	Workstation
Windows Vista Business (x86, x64)	Workstation
Windows Vista Ultimate (x86, x64)	Workstation
Windows XP Home	Workstation
Windows XP Professional	Workstation
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Workstation
Windows XP Professional SP2	Workstation
Linux (kernel: 2.4.9 - 2.6.x)	Server

One needs a workstation license to deploy:

• a disk or partition without any operating system;
• unidentifiable operating system.

More information

There is only one installation file for ManageEngine OS Deployer - differentiation of server and workstation licenses is done on the ManageEngine License Server level.

ManageEngine Universal Deploy has its own serial numbers and license agreement. Depending on the type of the Windows operating system, one will need either a workstation or a server license.