Nope.
*ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > One final question: with that single enterprise license, are we able to > split up the virtual licenses to two different physical servers that are > running ESXi?**** > > ** ** > > Jimmy**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jimmy Tran > *Sent:* Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:59 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] RE: licensing question about hyperv**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for the clarification/confirmation Art. That is what I got out of > my research and it looks like I’m on board with the licensing now. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Art DeKneef > *Sent:* Sunday, June 16, 2013 7:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] RE: licensing question about hyperv**** > > ** ** > > Depends on what your assumptions were.**** > > ** ** > > Server 2008 Standard includes the right to run one virtual OS of Server > 2008 on that Server 2008 Standard physical install. Basically you get one > physical and one virtual. You are wrong that you can have only one running > virtual machine. You can have as many running as your physical server can > handle. Each of these servers must have a separate license for those > virtual machines over the included one. And the physical server can only > have the Hyper-V role installed. Nothing else.**** > > ** ** > > So if you have a physical server and it is running 3 virtual machines, you > need the Server 2008 Standard plus a license for whatever OS is running in > the other 2 VMs. Have a VM of Server 2003, you need a license for Server > 2003. Another instance of Server 2008 Standard, you need another license > for Server 2008.**** > > ** ** > > Not quite sure what you mean by “as they link offline”. See above.**** > > ** ** > > They can take that license and use it for a physical and virtual install > on the same physical box. They can take the license and use it as a single > guest OS in a VM on another physical box.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jimmy Tran > *Sent:* Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:51 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: licensing question about hyperv**** > > ** ** > > After doing some more searching, it looks like my assumptions are correct. > **** > > ** ** > > Jimmy**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jimmy Tran > *Sent:* Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] licensing question about hyperv**** > > ** ** > > I’m trying to understand licensing for hyper v.**** > > ** ** > > I have a client with a single sever 2008 standard license. Per > Microsoft’s documentation, they can only have one running virtual machine > but can have as many as they link offline correct? With that being said, > can they take that same Host license and use it has a guest license?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > ** ** > > Jimmy**** >
