MCAL Utilization

Client MCAL Licensing

A client running on a Desktop OS needs 12 MCALs every year. A client running on a Server OS needs 24 MCALs every year. Apart from this, a client using 'plugins' [MS SQL, Exchange Server, Exchange Mailbox, etc.,] will consume additional MCALs for each of the plugins used.

MCALs Required for Plugin Backups ?

S.No:	MCAL Usage Criteria	MCALs Required
1.	Desktop OS	1
2.	Server OS	2
3.	MS SQL Plugin	2 [If client is an SBS, then 1]
4.	Exchange Plugin	2 [If client is an SBS, then 1]
5.	Exchange Mailbox Plugin	1
6.	MySQL Plugin	1
7.	SharePoint Plugin	2 [If client is an SBS, then 1]
8.	Basic Image Backup Plugin	2
9.	Advanced Image Backup Plugin	3 [If client is Desktop OS or SBS, then 2]
10.	VMWare Backup Plugin	2 [per socket of the configured VMWare Server/VCenter]
11.	Hyper-V Backup Plugin	2 [per socket of the configured Hyper-V Server]

How Client MCAL consumption is calculated ?

S.No:	Operating System Type	MS SQL Plugin	MS Exchange Plugin	MS Exchange Mailbox Plugin	MySQL Plugin	SharePoint Plugin	Image Backup Plugin	VMWare Backup Plugin	Advanced Image Backup Plugin	Hyper-V Backup Plugin	Total MCALs Required
1.	Desktop										1
2.	Server										2
3.	Server										4 [If SBS, then 3]
4.	Server										4 [If SBS, then 3]
5.	Server										3
6.	Server										5 [If SBS, then 4]
7.	Server										3
8.	Server										4 [If SBS, then 3]
9.	Server										4
10.	Server										8 [If SBS, then 6]
11.	Server										7 [If SBS, then 6]
12.	Server										12 [If SBS, then 9]
13.	Desktop										3 [If socket count is 1]
14.	Server										4 [If socket count is 1]
15.	Desktop										3
16.	Server										5 [If SBS, then 4]
17.	Server										17 [If socket count is 1]
18.	Server										4[If socket count is 1]

Summary

The Summary table gives you the details on how many MCALs are added and utilized in the backup server to date.