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= Microsoft = | = Microsoft = | ||
== Microsoft Windows Server | == Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V == | ||
Microsoft Windows Sever 2012 Hyper-V server is "free" with each Microsoft Windows Server license. Effectively from Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft embedded the Hyper-V into the operating system and depending on whether or not you enabled the Hyper-V feature depended on whether or not that feature set was exposed. | |||
===Licensing=== | ===Licensing=== | ||
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From a Hyper-V perspective, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (inc R2) Standard Edition license means you can run upto 2 VMs per license. Any further VMs will require additional Standard License (licensing either the host for virtual instances). By far the most common scenario for virtualisation in real world environment is to purchase Data Center Edition licensing as this allows you to run unlimited instances of a virtual machine on your host servers. | From a Hyper-V perspective, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (inc R2) Standard Edition license means you can run upto 2 VMs per license. Any further VMs will require additional Standard License (licensing either the host for virtual instances). By far the most common scenario for virtualisation in real world environment is to purchase Data Center Edition licensing as this allows you to run unlimited instances of a virtual machine on your host servers. | ||
That said, I believe the Microsoft Server license mode is very much trust based. Microsoft trust you will do the right thing because | That said, I believe the Microsoft Server license mode is very much trust based. Microsoft trust you will do the right thing because beign caught under licensed is a very expensive mistake to make! | ||
= Citrix = | = Citrix = | ||
== Citrix | == Citrix XenServer == | ||
== Microsoft Hyper-V Server == | == Microsoft Hyper-V Server == | ||
= KVM = | = KVM = |