If they are using Hyper-V for virtualization. They plan to deploy 2 (two) Virtual Machines on this physical server. Number of core in each physical processor 8 (eight). used as fileserver or DC or something else. Please help to provide information regarding Windows Server 2019 Standard licensing in Virtual Machine. The only difference between Hyper-V and ESX is that on a server that runs Hyper-V you might already have a Windows Server license assigned for the physical Windows Server instance where the Hyper-V role is enabled and therefore you might not need an extra license for the VMs.Īgain, the license terms referenced above, mention for this scenario that customer can run one additional instance on the physical host if this host machine is only use for running the VMs - and not e.g. So, for both the Hyper-V and ESX, the license is assigned to the hardware, and if the sufficient number of core licenses is obtained to cover the server (hardware) two virtual instances can be used with Windows Server Standard on this hardware. In case of VMware ESX, you still assign the Windows Server license to the hardware, even when you do not actually install Windows Server on that - the assignment is more a thing you do "on paper" in this scenario.
Note that Microsoft mentions in above referenced license terms that each server, and server is defined as the hardware, needs a certain number of licenses, and on the licensed server you can run a certain number of instances ("OSE"). The official licensing terms are located here: Commercial Licensing Terms ()ĭisclaimer: the below is not a binding licensing statement and based only on my understanding of the technical scenario as you described it - when in doubt please always refer to the official licensing terms applicable to the customer contract, see link above.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES LICENSE KEY
If you can find your Windows license key for Windows XP (from an older PC, for instance), you may be able to add it to your virtual machine directly, although it may still not activate.
Hi there is not any difference, it does not matter if the VMs run on Hyper-V or VMware, the same number of licenses are required in both scenarios. The Windows XP virtual machine that loads at this point can only be used for 30 days as it lacks a valid license.
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