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.
Windows server 2019 datacenter core license.
Windows server 2019 datacenter the windows server datacenter edition offers the widest range of capabilities and features without a large number of licensing limitations.
2 vms included with core licensing.
Number of physical processors on the server.
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.
Microsoft cloud platform partners windows server licensing information.
In addition to the base windows server cal or external connector license some functionalities will continue to require the purchase of an.
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.
Number of physical cores per processor.
Windows server 2019 core licensing calculator.
Licenses are sold in 2 packs and 16 packs.
2019 datacenter permits unlimited vms and hyper v containers when all physical cores in the server are licensed so no additional licenses are required for vms for windows server 2019 datacenter.
It allows you to use an unlimited number of virtual machines with 1 hyper v host for each license.