Windows 10: Windows server VMs licensing

Discus and support Windows server VMs licensing in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; HiI have server with 2 16-core CPUs onboard and Vmware hypervisor installed on it.What kind and number of licenses I have to buy in order to run... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Olexme, Mar 20, 2023.

  1. Olexme Win User

    Windows server VMs licensing


    HiI have server with 2 16-core CPUs onboard and Vmware hypervisor installed on it.What kind and number of licenses I have to buy in order to run Windows Server 2019/2022 as virtual machines inside it?If I buy Windows Server Standart licenses for 32 cores, what number and versions standart/datacenter of Windows Server VMs I`ll be able to run on this server?

    :)
     
    Olexme, Mar 20, 2023
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  2. Licensing Legacy Windows Products on a VM Server

    Hello,

    Can someone from Microsoft confirm what licenses would be needed to fit the following use case:

    • Need to license legacy as well as current Windows products (XP, 7, 10)
    • The VMs will only have one user account that gets used, but would be utilized by multiple developers in our org
    • The VMs would be hosted on a physical server and would be accessed through RDP
     
    guest0983948503, Mar 20, 2023
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  3. Windows Server 2016 Standard VM Licensing

    Hello

    I have a physical server that I already installed windows server 2016 on and activated using an OEM license.

    If I create 2 VMs using hyper V, can I activate the 2 VMs using the same license key I used to activate the physical server with?

    Second question, if I need two additional VMs, can I buy another Oem license, to activate the other 2 newly created ones and have a total of 4 activated VMs ?
     
    AhmadSalhany, Mar 20, 2023
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  4. ShonoSF Win User

    Windows server VMs licensing

    Server Standard 2022 hyper-v VM licensing

    Hi there,

    First of all, there is no "server" topic, so I put this under windows->other/unknown

    According to this, if I have my fully licensed Windows Server Standard, than I can run 2 VM with the same license.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/lic...ing/windows-server?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0

    My understanding is:

    - physical host win srv std +2 vm with win srv std; in sum 3 full license

    I achived:

    - host os installed (with desktop experience), activated with STD license key, hyper-v role installed (no other role installed - expect default file/storage service)
    - first VM installed with same win server standard license, without an issue

    - second VM installed with same win server standard license, but I can not activate it, because "license limit exceeded (used on other machine)"

    Some forum says, I have to use AVMA for VM-s, but according to this AVMA requires Windows Server Datacenter edition with the Hyper-V host role installed.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/automatic-vm-activation

    Anyway, I've tried it. It does not work. "could not activate... you have to change key or upgrade host license"

    My question is:

    How to properly activate Win Srv STD hyper-v VMs?
    - should i use AVMA on STD as well? how to do this? (data exchange already enabled)
    - should I enter the OEM/Retail key for VMs? (than why I have error on 2nd VM)

    AFAIK:
    - 1 license key is enough for 16 cores. The host has sum 16 phy cores (2x8 aka 2 x Xeon Silver 4109T), so this should be no problem.
    - the host slmgr /xpr and /dlv reports no error, aka "permanently" activated
    - I should be able to activate VMs with no internet access....
     
    ShonoSF, Mar 20, 2023
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