Licensing and Hyper-v

[Guest Glenn Clark]

I need to install 4 separate servers on a network,1 running exchange. I am

trying to understand the licensing for 2008 standard server 64 bit with

hyper-v. Would I be right in saying if I bought 1 big machine and put 64 bit

2008 standard server on it with 25 users, I can then run 3 instances using

hyper-v without buying another version of 2008 for 25 users.

 

Thanks

 

Glenn

[Guest kj [SBS MVP]]

Re: Licensing and Hyper-v

 

Glenn Clark wrote:

> I need to install 4 separate servers on a network,1 running exchange.

> I am trying to understand the licensing for 2008 standard server 64

> bit with hyper-v. Would I be right in saying if I bought 1 big

> machine and put 64 bit 2008 standard server on it with 25 users, I

> can then run 3 instances using hyper-v without buying another version

> of 2008 for 25 users.

> Thanks

>

> Glenn

 

No.

 

See the licensing guide for details.

 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/C/EECF5D44-9A88-43D8-AFDB-D2AB82BE035C/Win%20Server%20Lic%20Book%20customer%20hi-res.pdf

 

 

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/kj