Microsoft KB Archive/916433

= How to distribute licenses for different Groove Virtual Office editions to the users in a managed Groove domain =

Article ID: 916433

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Groove Enterprise Management Server 2.0
 * Groove Enterprise Management Server 2.1
 * Groove Enterprise Management Server 2.5
 * Groove Enterprise Management Server 3.0
 * Groove Enterprise Management Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 Manager

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to distribute licenses for different editions of Groove Virtual Office to users in a managed Groove domain.



MORE INFORMATION
To distribute licenses for different editions of Groove Virtual Office, use either of the following methods:
 * Create a group for each license type in Groove Enterprise Management Server or in Microsoft Office Groove Manager Server 2007. Then, move members into the appropriate group. You can make these groups exclusive.
 * Assign the higher license level to a domain. Then, create a restricted subdomain. For example, some users in your organization have a Groove Virtual Office File Sharing Edition license. And, some users have a Groove Virtual Office Professional Edition license. In this example, you can put the users who have the Groove Virtual Office File Sharing Edition license in a subdomain. To do this, follow these steps:
 * Select the domain, and then add the Groove Virtual Office Professional Edition license. When you do this, all users will have the Groove Virtual Office Professional Edition license.
 * Create a group for File Sharing Edition users. This group will automatically inherit the license.
 * In this File Sharing Edition group, revoke the Professional Edition license, and then add the File Sharing Edition license.
 * Move members to the appropriate group.

Note Before you can manage Groove Virtual Office licenses in Groove Manager Server 2007, you must enable that option in the domain. To do this, follow these steps.
 * 1) Click the domain, and then click Domain Properties on the Reports tab.
 * 2) Click to select the Support license management for Groove Virtual Office clients version 3.1 and earlier check box, and then click OK.
 * 3) Expand Legacy License Management to see the license options.

For more information about legacy license management, see &quot;Appendix C. Managing Groove Product Licenses (Groove 3.1 or Earlier)&quot; in the Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 Groove Manager Domain Administrator’s Guide.

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