CPU licensing question

We moved from a 4 CPU server to a 2 CPU server and when we installed SQL
Server (Enterprise Edition) on the replacement server we specified 4 CPU
licenses without thinking. We would now like to apply the 2 "spare" CPU
licenses to a new server. Can we just go ahead and apply them (since they're
not useable on the current 2 CPU server) or do we need to somehow remove them
from the 2 CPU server first?
You can specify the number of CPU licenses you have from the SQL Server
license utility in Control Panel. It's a good idea to change it to the
appropriate number just to make life easier from an audit and license
management perspective.
joe.
"J Jetson" <JJetson@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We moved from a 4 CPU server to a 2 CPU server and when we installed SQL
> Server (Enterprise Edition) on the replacement server we specified 4 CPU
> licenses without thinking. We would now like to apply the 2 "spare" CPU
> licenses to a new server. Can we just go ahead and apply them (since
they're
> not useable on the current 2 CPU server) or do we need to somehow remove
them
> from the 2 CPU server first?