Windows Server 2016 Licensing Explained

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Windows server 2016 licensing explained.

Windows 10 current branch for business for windows server 2016 is kind of like a middle of the road option. Microsoft windows server operating system os licenses when a customer purchases a windows server os license windows server 2016 datacenter edition for example they receive a license that allows them to install the operating system onto the server. Windows server 2016 licensing and servicing options explained. Windows server is licensed on a per core basis meaning that all physical cores in the server must be licensed.

Microsoft server basics microsoft s client access license page provides a clear summary of available license types and why you might choose a particular type of license. Windows server 2016 licensing entails the following. Windows server standard and datacenter editions continue to require windows server cals for every user or device accessing a server see the product terms for exceptions or windows server external connector licenses for servers accessed by external users. Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices.

Specialty servers server license no cal required. Physical or minimally virtualized environments. Each user and or device accessing a licensed windows server standard or datacenter edition requires a windows server cal or when using remote desktop sessions on the server windows server and remote desktop services rds cal. Perhaps it is no surprise that along with the introduction of windows server 2016 came the introduction of a new licensing model.

Rather than streaming. Each physical processor requires at least 8 core licenses whereas each server must have at least 16 core licenses. In addition to the base windows server cal or external connector license some functionalities will continue to require the purchase of an. This translates to you needing to purchase a minimum of 8x two core packs for every two physical processors in your server.

The windows server 2016 licensing model includes both cores client access licenses cals. Windows server 2016 core based licensing explained. From nano servers to docker support these new offerings work together to form a well balanced flexible enterprise operating system. This is the equivalent of a regular standard windows server 2012 r2 license.

To run windows server 2016 you need to purchase licenses for a minimum of 16 cores per two physical processors.