I decided to add a calculator to demonstrate the licensing components of the per core windows server 2016 licensing model.
Windows server standard core license calculator.
This tool takes into account the following.
The intent here is to give you a general idea of how many 2 core packs you may need and what it may cost to license windows server 2016.
Host specification since the windows server 2019 datacenter and standard editions are licensed by physical core this tool requires information about the number of servers hosts the number of cpus per server and the number of cores per cpu.
To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi cloud environments we transitioned from processor based licensing to core based licensing for windows server 2019 datacenter and standard editions.
If you re new to the licensing changes in windows server 2016 or.
So we know change can be confusing but it doesn t have to be.
Windows server 2016 core licensing calculator standard edition provides rights for up to 2 virtual oses or hyper v containers when all physical cores in the server are licensed.
Windows server 2019 core licensing calculator.
Host specification since the windows server 2016 licensing model is core based this tool requires information about the number of servers hosts the number of cpus per server and the number of cores per cpu.
To help you with your core based licensing calculations for windows server 2016 resellers and customers can leverage the new hpe oem windows server 2016 core licensing calculator.
Number of physical cores per processor.
Largely this calculator is identical to the windows server 2016 calculator with a few minor tweaks.
I figured it was time to update the highly popular calculator to reflect the standard price increase.
Number of physical processors on the server.
Customers can increase 2 vms at a time by licensing all the physical cores in the server again.
Windows server 2019 has been out for a while now and other than some early adopter issues it appears to be pretty stable now.
This tool helps easily identify the type and number of core licenses required to properly license an hpe server with windows server 2016.
Windows server 2019 standard and datacenter editions are licensed per core.
For specific pricing contact your microsoft reseller.
Total of required oses the total number of operating system environments oses to be run on the server s.
2 vms included with core licensing.
The calculator below can tell you how many 2 core licence packs you need but please speak to us to discuss your requirements and we ll send you a quote.
