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I have been told by a reseller that i don't HAVE to but should. Thanks in Advance. Best Answer. Simon Matthews This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Popular Topics in Microsoft Licensing. Spiceworks Help Desk. The help desk software for IT. Track users' IT needs, easily, and with only the features you need. Learn More ». Thanks Si. SQL and Exchange will require a license for each instance physical or virtual.

So looks like i just need to make the call on the Server Standard or Data Centre Thanks for your help. Thanks for all this, i didnt purchase SA sadly so looks like i am up for 2 new licenses. I think i already know the answer but will ask it anyway, can i purchase SA as a add on? We are pretty much looking at the same problem. We are going with Software Assurance on the Exchange as well.

You should contact a licensing specialist at your authorized Microsoft reseller or you can contact Microsoft directly. You will can an answer your lawyers and auditors will accept from them.

The thing to remember is that Microsoft licenses the physical host. Virtualization rights are a component of the licenses assigned to the physical host, i. Here is my opinion. You state your hosts have 12 cores, so a single license will cover the number of cores on the host. A standard license grants the right to run up to two virtual instances of Windows Server.

In order to run 12 VMs, you would need to assign six Standard licenses to the host. Since you plan on clustering the environment, that means that up to 12 VMs have the potential to run on either host. Therefore, you must assign six Standard licenses to each host of the cluster.

Bottom line is that it is most likely cheaper to purchase and assign a Datacenter license to each host in the cluster. The Datacenter license grants you the right to run an unlimited number of Windows Server virtual images. I suggest you talk with a trained Microsoft licensing specialist. Your lawyers would appreciate it, and your company will appreciate it if you are audited.

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