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Windows Datacenter 2008

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 02/27/2009
From: Lisa
Message:

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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Re: Windows Datacenter 2008

Sent: 03/01/2009
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket.

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Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"Lisa" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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>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.

Re: Windows Datacenter 2008

Sent: 03/02/2009
From: "Alexander Ortha [MS]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hello,

Just Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition is licensed per CPU socket.

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Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen / Kind regards - Alexander Ortha (Microsoft)

German Virtualization Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/germanvirtualizationblog/default.aspx

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news:(email address - cut out)...

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> all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "Lisa" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>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.
>

Re: Windows Datacenter 2008

Sent: 03/03/2009
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

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> Hello,
>
> Just Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition is licensed per CPU socket.
>
> --
> Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen / Kind regards - Alexander Ortha (Microsoft)
>
> German Virtualization Blog
> http://blogs.technet.com/germanvirtualizationblog/default.aspx
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news:(email address - cut out)...
>> all Microsoft OS licensing is per socket.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "Lisa" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>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.
>>
>

Re: Windows Datacenter 2008

Sent: 03/04/2009
From: "Blake" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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RE: Windows Datacenter 2008

Sent: 03/25/2009
From: "Bogosin"<(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hi guys,

May I ask one thing I couldn't figure out although I've already spent numerous hours reading through the net.

I couldn't figure out how would the 2008 datacenter licensing work for a hosting company offering virtual private servers?

For example I am hosting company H with clients C1, C2 and C3 - each having their own separate virtual server on my datacenter one. Naturally they are accessing their virtual private servers via remote desktop/terminal services.

In their licensing document Microsoft say that you get unlimited server licenses if you buy Datacenter for the number of processors. Still you have to pay CALs as well.

So how much would it cost H to resell VPS services to C1, C2 and C3 then?

Thanks a lot,
Bogo

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> 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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