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Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) as a Virtual Machine and Application Server
Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) - Can be installed as a virtual machine?
Can I legally install other products like SQL Express on Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free)?
I tested Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) with SQL Express and other programs, everything works the same as on a paid server with a GUI, therefore are there any license provisions that limit the installation of this server only on physical hardware? or prohibit the installation of other roles or third-party applications ? I have already searched many sites, read the EULA included with Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) and I do not see any mention of such restrictions anywhere.
Thank you for your help.
Legal licensing issues cannot be resolved by anonymous forums users. Your lawyers would not be happy with that. The best we can do is point you towards documentation. Your lawyers may be able to provide a legal interpretation, otherwise you could contact microsoft directly.
Might need to check the documentation for host hypervisor as to nesting compatibility. As to SQL Express you can check the operating systems compatibility here.
SQL Server 2019: Hardware & software requirements - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
AndrzejSTG just checking if there's any progress or updates? please don't forget to mark helpful replies.
- AndrzejSTGCopper Contributor
The hardware and software requirements contain information that you can install SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server Core 2016, 2019, 2022. Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) is a Server Core 2019 with the Hyper-V role preinstalled. My tests confirm this, installation from the command line and configuration in powershell is all that allows you to run SQL without problems.
Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) is described as an operating system that is often designed to reduce company costs. Everywhere there is information that it is a free and activated system and does not require additional activations. The EULA included with Hyper-V Server 2019 (Free) does not contain limits.
If anyone knows where to find documentation describing the limits, I would be very grateful for the help.