How many VMS Can you run in Hyper-V before you need to buy a license?
Hyper-V has a hard limit of 1,024 running virtual machines.
How many virtual machines can you install with a single Windows Server 2012 r2 Standard license?
The 2012 data center allows for unlimited virtualization, and the standard edition has a limit of 2 VM.
Can I run Hyper-V on a VM?
Nested virtualization is a feature that allows you to run Hyper-V inside of a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM). This is helpful for running a Visual Studio phone emulator in a virtual machine, or testing configurations that ordinarily require several hosts.
What is Hyper-V license?
Let’s define what we mean by “licensing”. Hyper-V itself requires no licensing outside of your normal Windows licensing to run virtualization with Windows. So, the licensing that we are referring to here is Windows licensing as it relates to Windows virtual machines running as a Hyper-V virtual machine.
Can I use OEM license on virtual machine?
OEM licenses generally cannot be transferred to another computer, or to a virtual machine. If a second product key is required, you can get that through the Microsoft representative when you call Microsoft Support to activate the operating system now residing in the virtual machine.
Do you need a license for Hyper-V Server 2012?
Hyper-V Server is freely downloadable and does not come with Windows or a GUI interface. It allows you to only run Hyper-V, no other roles or features. Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 does not require a license. Windows Server 2012 must be purchased (and thus requires a license.)
How many Windows Server 2012 R2 licenses do I Need?
One license of Windows Server 2012 R2 allows you to run the OS on one single- or dual-processor server. I.e. one license covers up to two processors (sockets) located in one physical server (cores are not processors!). You cannot split one license for two single-processor servers (in this case you will have to purchase two Windows Server licenses).
What’s the difference between Windows Server 2012 and Hyper V?
There are two products: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2. Hyper-V Server 2012 is free, Windows Server 2012 is not. Hyper-V Server is freely downloadable and does not come with Windows or a GUI interface. It allows you to only run Hyper-V, no other roles or features.
How do you assign licenses to Windows Server?
There is no real mechanism by which you assign the licenses in the above scenario. If you install Windows Server directly to the physical hardware, it will need to be activated but it will only take one license key. If you use native Hyper-V or a different hypervisor, the physical licenses are not tracked at all.