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02-27-2009
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| | Windows Datacenter 2008 I want to put approximately 30 Windows server loads on a cluster of 3 hosts. That's about 8 Windows Enterprise licenses. If I can get 3 Datacenter licenses, that sounds like it could be a win, and I would have the right to add more instances for testing. But I'm not certain how Datacenter licensing interacts with multicore and multiple processor configurations. I know Vmware licensing is per-socket, so a dual-processor Xeon host requires the same licensing as a dual quad-core i7 host. |
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03-01-2009
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| | Re: Windows Datacenter 2008 all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Lisa" <Lisa@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C31EF118-1F7A-4867-B174-3483D91CFFC1@xxxxxx Quote: >I want to put approximately 30 Windows server loads on a cluster of 3 > hosts. That's about 8 Windows Enterprise licenses. If I can get 3 > Datacenter licenses, that sounds like it could be a win, and I would > have the right to add more instances for testing. But I'm not certain > how Datacenter licensing interacts with multicore and multiple processor > configurations. I know Vmware licensing is per-socket, so a > dual-processor Xeon host requires the same licensing as a dual quad-core > i7 host. |
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03-02-2009
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| | Re: Windows Datacenter 2008 Hello, Just Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition is licensed per CPU socket. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards - Alexander Ortha (Microsoft) German Virtualization Blog http://blogs.technet.com/germanvirtu...g/default.aspx This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:%23xLwmNsmJHA.4028@xxxxxx Quote: > all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel > > "Lisa" <Lisa@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:C31EF118-1F7A-4867-B174-3483D91CFFC1@xxxxxx Quote: >>I want to put approximately 30 Windows server loads on a cluster of 3 >> hosts. That's about 8 Windows Enterprise licenses. If I can get 3 >> Datacenter licenses, that sounds like it could be a win, and I would >> have the right to add more instances for testing. But I'm not certain >> how Datacenter licensing interacts with multicore and multiple processor >> configurations. I know Vmware licensing is per-socket, so a >> dual-processor Xeon host requires the same licensing as a dual quad-core >> i7 host. |
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03-03-2009
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| | Re: Windows Datacenter 2008 Well, no, not actually. Windows Server (various editions) are licensed for a maximum number of sockets, XP and Vista are licensed for a maximum number of sockets, etc. In the case of these other OSs, they will simply ignore any sockets they aren't licensed for, and I don't _think_ they'll refuse to load. But they are licensed for a specific maximum number of sockets. There are other limits (such as maximum RAM ) that are dependent on the edition of the OS, but the OP was concerned about core v. CPU socket. And for that, we don't count cores. We count sockets. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Alexander Ortha [MS]" <alexor@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B0908F0A-7747-4746-BC35-DEE83B107868@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > Just Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition is licensed per CPU socket. > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards - Alexander Ortha (Microsoft) > > German Virtualization Blog > http://blogs.technet.com/germanvirtu...g/default.aspx > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im > Newsbeitrag news:%23xLwmNsmJHA.4028@xxxxxx Quote: >> all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket. >> >> -- >> Charlie. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel >> >> "Lisa" <Lisa@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:C31EF118-1F7A-4867-B174-3483D91CFFC1@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I want to put approximately 30 Windows server loads on a cluster of 3 >>> hosts. That's about 8 Windows Enterprise licenses. If I can get 3 >>> Datacenter licenses, that sounds like it could be a win, and I would >>> have the right to add more instances for testing. But I'm not certain >>> how Datacenter licensing interacts with multicore and multiple processor >>> configurations. I know Vmware licensing is per-socket, so a >>> dual-processor Xeon host requires the same licensing as a dual quad-core >>> i7 host. |
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03-04-2009
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| | Re: Windows Datacenter 2008 Charlie is right - per socket, not per core licensing DC is a good choice, as you can run any number of VMs on the same physical box using that license B "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23xLwmNsmJHA.4028@xxxxxx Quote: > all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel > > "Lisa" <Lisa@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:C31EF118-1F7A-4867-B174-3483D91CFFC1@xxxxxx Quote: >>I want to put approximately 30 Windows server loads on a cluster of 3 >> hosts. That's about 8 Windows Enterprise licenses. If I can get 3 >> Datacenter licenses, that sounds like it could be a win, and I would >> have the right to add more instances for testing. But I'm not certain >> how Datacenter licensing interacts with multicore and multiple processor >> configurations. I know Vmware licensing is per-socket, so a >> dual-processor Xeon host requires the same licensing as a dual quad-core >> i7 host. |
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