windows server 2008 R2 SP1 license (physical VS virtual)
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Hi everybody,
i want to know is there any difference btw the price of the license for physical machine or virtual machine, we have 2 physical server DELL Poweredge T310, i want to take one of them and host in it 2 VM, so now i'm wondering if the license for a VM is cheaper than the one for physical machine
thanks
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for the edition we want entreprise
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@IT-ADMIN said:
for the edition we want entreprise
With the Enterprise edition you get the following.
Enterprise Edition - One physical instance and four virtual guest instances running at same time
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If you have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise license already, you can run 4 VMs with it.
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actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
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Server 2012 R2 Standard will allow you to deploy two VMs on top of your hardware. Providing you aren't using the host for any tasks except Hyper-V.
This also applies to any hypervisor be in Xen, ESXi, Hyper-V, etc.
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@IT-ADMIN Are you looking at VL? IF so you cant buy 2008 anymore. You will have to buy 2012R2 which will give you 2vms for the host the license is applied to. You can use 2008 for both of those VMs if you want with a VL's downgrade rights.
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@coliver said:
Server 2012 R2 Standard will allow you to deploy two VMs on top of your hardware. Providing you aren't using the host for any tasks except Hyper-V.
This also applies to any hypervisor be in Xen, ESXi, Hyper-V, etc.
You can word this in an easier way.... you can use two VMs on top of any hypervisor solution. Two get to be used, no matter how they are labelled or deployed.
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if we buy server 2012 R2 standard, can we install on it SQL Server 2000 ?? because we have an application that is not compatible with SQL server above than 2000 ??
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@IT-ADMIN said:
SQL Server 2000
This is not my realm but this should answer your questions
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa175274(v=sql.80).aspxAnswer is "maybe" to "no". Some services that SQL server 2k utilize may not be available in 2008-2012.
EDIT: wrong link.
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@IT-ADMIN said:
actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
Why would you buy old versions? Buy current. Don't invest in technical debt.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
Why would you buy old versions? Buy current. Don't invest in technical debt.
My guess would be budget or CALs.
Otherwise 2012 R2 with SA (software assurance) is the way to go. -
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
Why would you buy old versions? Buy current. Don't invest in technical debt.
compatibility issue as i said before, i have an application that is using SQL SERVER 2000, does 2012 R2 support SQL 2000??
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@IT-ADMIN said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
Why would you buy old versions? Buy current. Don't invest in technical debt.
compatibility issue as i said before, i have an application that is using SQL SERVER 2000, does 2012 R2 support SQL 2000??
We already know the the place where @IT-ADMIN is does not actually care about licensing.
That said, to answer the question. If you actually purchase a standard Server 2012 R2 license via the Microsoft Volume Licensing program, you are given the right (called downgrade rights) to install Server 2008 R2 or Server 2012 instead of Server 2012 R2. Possibly Server 2008, but I have never checked that.
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@IT-ADMIN said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
actually i do not have any license, i'm planning to buy one, and i want to deploy it in 2 VM, what is the best option??
Why would you buy old versions? Buy current. Don't invest in technical debt.
compatibility issue as i said before, i have an application that is using SQL SERVER 2000, does 2012 R2 support SQL 2000??
But you BUY current and deploy old. I'm not questioning why you are deploying old licenses, I'm questioning why you are buying old ones.
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@LAH3385 said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
SQL Server 2000
This is not my realm but this should answer your questions
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa175274(v=sql.80).aspxAnswer is "maybe" to "no". Some services that SQL server 2k utilize may not be available in 2008-2012.
EDIT: wrong link.
thanks for the link, but i think it is not accurate because they didn't mention server 2008 as compatible OS whereas i'm using it
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@IT-ADMIN said:
thanks for the link, but i think it is not accurate because they didn't mention server 2008 as compatible OS whereas i'm using it
That you are using it does not imply that it is fully compatible or supported.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
thanks for the link, but i think it is not accurate because they didn't mention server 2008 as compatible OS whereas i'm using it
That you are using it does not imply that it is fully compatible or supported.
i see your point
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Will likely work, there might be bits that don't that you have not tested or tried. Or it might be unreliable. Hard to say. Might be fine and just not supported or tested.
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@JaredBusch said:
We already know the the place where @IT-ADMIN is does not actually care about licensing.
finally after i show the advantage of virtualization to the management especially after that hardware issue i had few days ago, i finally convince them to buy 2 windows server licenses because i told them that for this project to be successful it is a must we have windows server licences and they agreed
