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Windows Server 2022 Licensing
***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.A Windows Server CAL is a license that grants access Windows Server. CALs are used in conjunction with Microsoft Windows Server OS licenses to allow Users and/or Devices to access and utilize the services of that windows server
- User CALs allow a single user access to Windows Server from an unlimited number of devices
- Device CALs allow an unlimited number of users to access Windows Server from a single device
- CALs are licensed to access servers of the same level and below. (not forward compatible)
***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.
A Windows Server CAL is a license that grants access Windows Server. CALs are used in conjunction with Microsoft Windows Server OS licenses to allow Users and/or Devices to access and utilize the services of that windows server
- User CALs allow a single user access to Windows Server from an unlimited number of devices
- Device CALs allow an unlimited number of users to access Windows Server from a single device
- CALs are licensed to access servers of the same level and below. (not forward compatible)
Hi. Thanks for your reply. Even if users are not directly accessing the server, do still they need the CAL? Also, these instances will deploy in a virtual environment. Therefore, it will use vCPUs. Is there any difference between licenses between virtual hosted server cores or physical server cores?
Hi. Thanks for your reply. Even if users are not directly accessing the server, do still they need the CAL?
Your reseller's trained microsoft licensing specialist should be consulted for complex environments
Hi. Also, these instances will deploy in a virtual environment. Therefore, it will use vCPUs. Is there any difference between licenses between virtual hosted server cores or physical server cores?
Virtual machines are only activated, not licensed. Only the host is licensed, so use the core count on host when considering licensing.
tharukan just checking if there's any progress or updates? please don't forget to mark helpful replies.
