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Windows Server virtualized on Linux (licencing)
Hello,
We plan virtualizing Windows Server 2019 via Proxmox solution (Already used to virtualize Windows 2008)
Not sure about licencing: should I just buy a licence for the 32 CPU cores for each Windows guest?
regards,
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Only the host is licensed. The licensing is the same regardless of the host hypervisor being used.
Dave PatrickSo I need to buy a Microsoft Server Licence for my Linux server? Is that a joke?
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gnumdk wrote:So I need to buy a Microsoft Server Licence for my Linux server? Is that a joke?
I think it would be more cost efficient for you to host your VM on Microsoft Azure.
they do exactly that.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/
- Hi,
please have a look at these articles:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/277a0583-46a6-44f9-9df8-a698d27de5bd/ms-windows-server-2019-licensing-on-a-virtual-machine
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/windows-server
Also this is the community for the Microsoft Edge browser
For Windows Server questions/discussions, please post it on the Windows Server community:)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server/ct-p/Windows-Server
