Are we still talking about Server 2008?
No. The Server 2008 Enterprise license allows you one physical OS on the physical computer and 4 virtual machines on the same server. (1+4) You are not allowed to split the virtual machines from that license between different physical servers. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Tran Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: licensing question about hyperv 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: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Tran Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:59 PM To: <mailto:[email protected]> [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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art DeKneef Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 7:27 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Tran Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:51 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Tran Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:03 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[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
