I have Dell AppAssure software for backups, and part of what it does it backup SQL databases. It then "checks" the backups by mounting the backed up database to make sure it works, then dismounts/deletes the database. This requires a SQL instance. My question is if that SQL instance requires a license, since no users ever connect to it, and there are no databases on it short of when AppAssure temporarily puts them there?
This is a GENERIC question. Since everyone has a different sort of license agreement, let's sake for the sake of argument that I purchased and own a proper SQL license for the server that houses the actual databases.