Truth about Windows Server licensing with core packs

Well done! I'm a complete beginner with Microsoft licensing and with IT overall, so this journey is very hard for me, but not impossible. Thank you for creating these videos that help people like me, who want to start from nothing, these videos really help me out! Keep on making this content and I will keep on watching! 😀😉

Thanks Alex for these videos, such eye openers. I wanted your advise on WS2022 licensing. I'm planning on building a new VMware cluster with 4 hosts, each has 2 CPUs with 16 cores each. There would probably be 60 VMs running in this cluster. What's the best way to license these VMs with Windows Server 2022 Standard? If I understood this, I can do 8 x Windows Server 2022 DataCenter 16-Core (through CSP) to cover all cores and use the license key to activate all WS2022 Std VMs! or would it be cheaper to buy WS2022 Std for each VM? and how many to cover all 60 VMs? mind you, I would be using 2 vCPUs for each VM, some would have 1 vCPU and others would have 4 vCPUs. much appreciated!

Finally! Someone who is (at least!) as cynical as I am! Ok. I have a machine running a single processor (Intel Xeon 6 core E-2136). I want to run Server 2022 Standard edition (long story re spec...). Does the standard edition license cost cover me for this 6 core single CPU , or do I need to buy core licenses? I get the 'CAL' licensing, but the core bit, do they give you ANY cover at all??!! THANK YOU for the video, it's a great help! I'm subscribed!

With Intel's upcoming 288 core Xeons requiring 18 each 16 pack licenses, that cold get pretty expensive for a dual socket...!

Awsm 👍

Question, I'm setting up a 40 core server (2x 20 core) and looking to have WS2022 Datacentre Edition run on it. If I buy 3x WS2022DE basic licence keys (16 core keys), can I stack them up on the server in order to have all 40 cores licenced and have additional room for more cores in the future should I need them? And if I can, how do I stack them? Do I just insert all 3 product keys one at a time?

For my Dell Server, 2 CPUs, 6 Core each = 12 Total cores. 1 Admin managing 10 Users (laptop, desktop). Typical DNS, DHCP, and File Server setup. How many Windows 2022 Licences do I need (I believe one 16 Core)? Do I need CALs? Do I need a separate License if I run One Hypervisor-VM on this host (Max 2 Hypervisor)? I appreciate any help you can provide.

Hi, i hv a test lab of 3 esxi servers with 2 sockets having 8 core per socket(16 cores on each server). Can you guide me which windows server 2022 standard license will be suitable for my setup. i m using vsphere 8 on my servers , 50 windows server standard 2022 vms in my environment . Vsphere is DRS enabled for live migratin om my vms.

Explained perfectly

HI i build server with 2x intel xeon 8175m, 2x ( Cores: 24 Threads: 48 ) so what type of windows server i will need to buy?

How is there only 616 views of this? I was quoted by Lenovo just last week 1 x Windows Server 2022 Standard (16-core) + 2 x Windows Server 2022 Standard Additional License (16 Core) to cover a server with 2 x 8 Core processors (16 physical cores, 32 virtual). Have I been duped?

Great, you made it easy!

I am new to the role as server admin, could you tell me how to install additional core licenses on windows 2022 standard on top of basic 16 core license. Your support is much appreciated

Great Video; Microsoft has developed a model to squeeze money from customers.

Yeah okay so you need less cores than are sold in packs, but you cannot get them not in packs so end up paying for higher number cores in the pack - Microsoft can clearly make this model simpler but they choose not to cause that makes more revenue selling packs versus single cores.