Does Hyper-V server need a license?
Does Hyper-V server need a license?
Like a physical machine, a virtual machine running any version of Microsoft Windows requires a valid license. Microsoft has provided a mechanism by which your organization can benefit from virtualization and save substantially on licensing costs.
Is Hyper-V free with Windows 2012?
A: Yes. The free, standalone Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 has all the features of the Hyper-V role found in Windows Server 2012 including the new scalability, Shared Nothing Live Migration, virtual fibre channel, live storage move, RemoteFX, failover clustering, and more. rights in Windows Server aren’t required.
Does Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 require a license?
Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 does not require a license. Windows Server 2012 must be purchased (and thus requires a license.) When you purchase Windows Server 2012 R2 to use as only a Hyper-V host, AND you only install the Hyper-V role, you are granted 2 server OS instances on the host machine with the Standard version…
How do I license multiple Windows Server 2012 R2 OS instances?
Assuming you have Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with Hyper-V. This gives you 2 server OS instances that are legally licensed to run on this host. You can either purchase another Windows Server Standard license and assign it to the same host or purchase 2 additional Essentials licenses to be correctly licensed.
What is the difference between Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012?
There are two products: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2. Hyper-V Server 2012 is free, Windows Server 2012 is not. Hyper-V Server is freely downloadable and does not come with Windows or a GUI interface. It allows you to only run Hyper-V, no other roles or features.
How many Windows Server Essentials licenses can I assign to a VM?
You can either purchase another Windows Server Standard license and assign it to the same host or purchase 2 additional Essentials licenses to be correctly licensed. This gives you 1 server OS instance that is legally licensed to run on the host as a VM.
