Windows server Datacenter question
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Win2012R2 DC will allow unlimited Server VMs while Standard only allows 2.
PS: Skip 2008. We have been rolling businesses over to 2012 and it rocks.
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Licenses it automaticly in hyper-V on the same system.
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Depends on the duration of usage of that OS. If you are going to use it for your customers, I recommend using the 180 days trial period for windows server, and if he doesn't quit after 6 months, buy the license. In those 6 months the license has full features so no harm on the customers side. I think it is a better deal than to buy an array of licenses.
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If I am not mistaken one
Not sure when you tried Hyper-V but it has come a long way, especially for 2012R2.dude don't use micosoft for virtualization use vmware or xenmicrosoft is total madness
This is not legal. You can't sell customers a Windows VM without purchasing the appropriate license through the SPLA.
Starting Win Server 2012, MS sell Client Access License(CAL) separately.
I actually just knew this fairly recently. Where I'm coming from, MS sell CAL only in pack of 5(minimum).
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Client Access License has been sold to every Server OS since MS offered it.
Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter is the best licence to use if you want to provide smaller virtual machine's to your customers. Everyone is correct, 2008 is becoming outdated (even though we provide the 2008 version still).
Datacenter edition for highly-virtualized private cloud environments.
Standard edition for non-virtualized or lightly virtualized environments.
Essentials edition for small businesses with up to 25 users running on servers with up to two processors.
Foundation edition for small businesses with up to 15 users running on single processor servers.
Q: What is the difference between Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard edition and Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition?
A: Both Standard and Datacenter editions provide the same set of features; the differentiator is the number of Virtual Operating System Environments (VOSE). A Standard edition license entitles up to two VOSEs on up to two processors (subject to the VOSE use rights outlined in the Product Use Rights document for Volume Licensing or End User License Agreement for other channels). A Datacenter edition license entitles unlimited number of VOSEs on up to two processors.
Datacenter edition for highly-virtualized private cloud environments.
Standard edition for non-virtualized or lightly virtualized environments.
Essentials edition for small businesses with up to 25 users running on servers with up to two processors.
Foundation edition for small businesses with up to 15 users running on single processor servers.
Q: What is the difference between Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard edition and Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition?
A: Both Standard and Datacenter editions provide the same set of features; the differentiator is the number of Virtual Operating System Environments (VOSE). A Standard edition license entitles up to two VOSEs on up to two processors (subject to the VOSE use rights outlined in the Product Use Rights document for Volume Licensing or End User License Agreement for other channels). A Datacenter edition license entitles unlimited number of VOSEs on up to two processors.
Exactly. The biggest difference is the number of licensed VMs
Look at this one to see the differences between editions: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=41703
Definitely recommending going for w2k12, w2k8 is already pretty old.
Look at this one to see the differences between editions: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=41703
Definitely recommending going for w2k12, w2k8 is already pretty old.