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Licensing Windows Server 2022 - 2 Core and 16 Core.
Dear, good night.
Could you please help me regarding licensing Windows Server 2022 - 2 Core and 16 Core.
How many cores are licensed for each SKU.
02 Core
16 Core
I thank the community for the suppo...
***Some general info***
- Each host needs to be licensed.
- A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses is required for each server.
- Core licenses are sold in packs of two.
- Standard Edition provides rights for up to 2 Operating System Environments or Windows Servers containers with Hyper-V isolation when all physical cores in the server are licensed. For each additional 1 or 2 VMs, all the physical cores in the server must be licensed again.
- DataCenter Edition provides rights for unlimited Operating System Environments or Windows Servers containers with Hyper-V isolation when all physical cores in the server are licensed.
Hello, thanks Dave Patrick for these informations (any source link?)
BUT i must rebound on this : what if you want to licence one VM on a Vmware or PROXMOX environment. (VM with 2 cores).
Should you buy :
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2022 64Bit 1Pack DVD 16 Core" ~1000€
and then you can activate it 8 times for 4 VMs.
or should you buy for one VM:
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2022 2Core Pack" ~150€
This completely twisted tarifications doesnt makes lifes easy
BUT i must rebound on this : what if you want to licence one VM on a Vmware or PROXMOX environment. (VM with 2 cores).
Should you buy :
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2022 64Bit 1Pack DVD 16 Core" ~1000€
and then you can activate it 8 times for 4 VMs.
or should you buy for one VM:
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2022 2Core Pack" ~150€
This completely twisted tarifications doesnt makes lifes easy