Should an AG Listener be set up on it's own server? If so, does it require it's own SQL Server license?
Sql-server – Availability Group Listener – Dedicated Server
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Best Answer
The listener is part of the Availability Group and will reside in the resource group of the Availability Group in the Windows Server Failover Cluster. Thus it is not possible to have a specific listener server as the listener will move with the owner of the resources in WSFC.