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Mixed licensing for WVD?
Please may I also ask for clarification?
We are a non-profit and are hugely grateful for the help Microsoft give us with our Charity licences.
Currently we have a:
- an on prem Window Server 2012 using AD sync
- a Azure Windows 2016 instance that our few users access.
- E2 Licences for 365
- Windows Remote Desktop Services - User CAL's
BUT we only have 8 users - so this is rather cumbersome.
So rather than unnecessarily messing with a server I wondered if I can use our existing E3 or using our Windows Remote Desktop Services - User CALto get access to WVD and make our live simpler?
This would be the case for many non-profits that want to keep life simpler.
Many thanks for your suggestions!
"For Office 365 ProPlus, you need an appropriate license just like on-premises: either Office E3 or higher" or just an Office365 ProPlus licence 😉
Do you know if Office Standard runs in WVD (presume it does) and would it be licenced in same way as standard VDI solutions i.e. need Software Assurance or SPLA licence?
sarahpotrick2573 Yes, with the note that WVD supports multiple operating systems and depending what you spin up, the requirements are slightly different.
In essence it's the same as on-premises:
- If you spin up a Windows Server, it requires a RDS CAL for the user that connects.
- If you spin up a Windows client OS (including multi-session), it requires the user has a Windows E3 Per User license.
For Office 365 ProPlus, you need an appropriate license just like on-premises: either Office E3 or higher.
ok got it. As of now i have a customer who is using office365 E3, so as u said i would need to get Windows enterprise E3 or higher per user for all of the users who will be connecting to WVD?PieterWigleven
Hi PieterWigleven , I just clear my doubts. I've read the previous questions and still don't have sure on one thing.
If I deploy my Hostpools using the Azure market place using Win 10 multisession . Am I good to use with as many users i Want? Or will I be charged for the infrastructure plus the total users that uses WVD?
sarahpotrick2573 as M365 E3 contains both "Windows E3 Per User" and "Office E3 Per User" you are all good assuming you are providing access to a Client SKU.
- Windows E3 Per User covers Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session
- Office E3 Per Users covers Office usage inside of the VM
You can run the VMs against linux rates (preventing paying double) using the information provided here
ok so what if my user has M365 E3? so still my user will be charged for the windows enterprise? or microsoft will automatically manage the licensing stuffPieterWigleven
- sarahpotrick2573 Any user connecting to a Windows client OS in WVD requires a Windows E3 Per User (or higher, like M365 E3/E5 Per User) license. The O365 E3 license you a referring only applies to Office and not Windows, the OS itself requires a valid license in order to be compliant.
The Windows E3 requirement is trust based, there is nothing for you to enable. Hi PieterWigleven Pieter Wigleven (WINDOWS)
I have a customer whose previous environment is in RDS and now he is trying out WVD. The customer already has an O365 E3 license and i have deployed a WVD environment for the customer using ADDS, so just wanted to confirm the customer has E3 license, so will he will be still charged for the windows enterprise multi-session that i have deployed for him. Do i need to enable any client OS Licensing on WVD?And if so how am i suppose to do it?
- It might be good to wait until we have rolled-out our management plane to New Zealand and we announced AAD support. The first will make sure the traffic isn't routed via the US and enhance performance. The second will remove the requirement for AD in Azure saving costs. It's hard to give timeliness as we are in planning phase but I'm personally expecting somewhere Q1 of next calendar year. Until that, the existing setup is probably best.
Hi Pieter,
Thank you for your response. Detail below.
As a non-profit we have been given
- Office 365 E2
- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Windows 10 Pro
On Prem: Windows Server 2012 Standard
10 Remote Desktop Licence Windows Server - Device CAL
Open License Details : 87101258 Our Windows Server 2016 is an Azure instance.
Please let m,e know if you need anything else to clarify our bets path to using in the WVD in New Zealand! I think it would be so much simpler.
Kind Regards
Ian
