![]() In addition to these changes many would be surprised to know that there is now a minimum number of Per-Core licenses required per physical CPU and Server: Each user or device accessing a Windows Server Standard, Datacenter or Multipoint edition requires a Windows CAL or a Windows Server and a Remote Desktop Services ( RDS) CAL. The Windows Server 2016 licensing model consists of per-core/processor + Client Access Licenses ( CALs). ![]() Taking into consideration that the Intel Xeon E7-8890v4 contains a total of 24 cores capable of supporting up to 48 threads, one can quickly understand the software giant’s intention and why it is no longer continuing the per CPU Pair model for its Standard and Datacenter server editions. While the Windows Server 2012 Licensing model was fairly straight forward: per CPU Pair + CALS/DAL for Standard and Datacenter editions, Microsoft has decided to change its licensing arrangements thanks to the continuously increasing number of available cores per physical processor which has caused significant losses to its profits. Thanks again for reading and I hope that answered your questions.This article describes the new Windows Server 2016 Licensing model (per-core licensing) Microsoft has implemented for its new server-based operating system. I typically setup a KMS server with KMS licensing. I would guess you could use AVMA based licensing for that, though I haven’t done it personally since it appears to require Hyper-V and I don’t do much of that. Also Am I allowed to use AVMA keys for VMs if I bought Windows 2016 data center license, is there any separate license needed for VMs ? But for all your servers OS’s your covered with datacenter.ģ. There are some places where you might want to purchase Microsoft VDA (Virtual Desktop Access) licenses for desktop OS’s specifically on VDI. You don’t need to buy separate licenses for each VM (OSE) if you have purchased datacenter licensing for each host. Do I need to buy separate licenses and Product keys for that each VM also? If VM OS is Windows 10 Pro, Windows 2008, Windows 2012, Windows 2016, Windows 2019 and Linux. You can run unlimited VM’s (OSEs) on each physical host that’s licensed.Ģ. Can I host unlimited VMs on that physical host ? Hi Raj thanks for reading and sorry for the delayed response.ġ. I’ll update the calculator when I get confirmation. I’m using the higher cost User CALs for this calculator at ~$43 per CAL and I believe the cost has increased but I’ve been unable to verify that as yet. The Software Assurance costs are based on 2 years Open License or 3 Years Open Value and it’s ~25% per year. You should contact your Reseller or LSP to get actual pricing or quotes. This is an educated guess at what pricing and core pack licensing is, based on the MSRP pricing available at the time. Thanks for reading!ĭisclaimer: The pricing reflected here is based on MSRP. ![]() ![]() Finally you can also check out this nice datasheet I found that details Windows Server 2019 volume licensing. You should also check out the Pricing and licensing for Windows Server 2019 page to see the differences between Standard and Datacenter. There are many changes to Windows Server 2019 that I won’t go over here but if you’re interested here’s a feature comparison guide for the last 4 versions of Windows Server. It’s Windows Server 2016 focused but the licensing concepts are the same for Windows Server 2019. ![]() If you’re new to the licensing changes in Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 check out my detailed article on the subject. Largely this calculator is identical to the Windows Server 2016 Calculator with a few minor tweaks. I figured it was time to update the highly popular calculator to reflect the Standard price increase. Windows Server 2019 has been out for a while now and other than some early adopter issues, it appears to be pretty stable now. ![]()
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