Again, there will be machine licenses or user licenses.įigure 2: Device CALs and user CALs in Windows Server 2012. Client Access LicensesĬlient access licenses (CALs) and Remote Desktop client access licenses (RDCALs) are still required in Windows Server 2012, but only for the Standard and Datacenter editions ( Figure 2). Windows Server 2012 Essentials will cost US$ 500. The Datacenter edition will cost about US$ 4,800, and a Standard edition license US$ 880. In other words, if companies use a server with multiple processors, a license is needed for each pair of processors (not core), no matter which edition is in use. The number of operating system licenses required for each server is determined by the number of physical processors host-side, as well as the number of virtual servers that you install on the Hyper-V host.
Both editions also only cover two of the host's processors. The Datacenter edition allows you to operate as many virtual servers as you like on a host. If more virtual servers are in use on a Hyper-V host, multiple licenses are required for the Standard edition – or else you need a Datacenter license. Enterprises can install two virtual servers per license on servers with Windows Server 2012 Standard. Microsoft describes Windows Server 2012 as a cloud operating system that specializes in virtualization and cloud connectivity. The Standard and Datacenter editions differ in Windows Server 2012 only in terms of licensing.įigure 1: The new Server Manager in Windows Server 2012. Thus, you can create your own clusters with the Standard edition and do other things that were previously the reserve of the Enterprise/Data Center editions in Windows Server 2008 R2. Companies will primarily be interested in the Standard and Datacenter editions, which offer exactly the same functionality. The operating system is only available as 64-bit software, just like its predecessor. The most important change in Windows Server 2012 ( Figure 1) is that it is only available in the Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, and Foundation editions. For example, the Standard and Datacenter editions have the same feature scope, and there is no such thing as an Enterprise Edition or Web Server Edition. The introduction of new System Center 2012 server products, SQL Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 sees Microsoft making some changes to its licensing policy.Ĭompanies need to consider which edition they want to use.
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