Microsoft OS Licensing query

Hi Team,

I have a specific query to you . As per the product documentation of Microsoft Windows 2012 Std edition, Its coming with two virtual licenses and one physical license.

However I got confused after reading the below in the Microsoft documentation .


All physical processors need to be licensed. Each license covers up to two physical processors. You may run the server software in one physical OSE and in up to two virtual OSEs for each license you assign. If you run all of the permitted instances the instance in the physical OSE can only be used to manage the virtual OSEs.

 Can any clear the confusion will be of great help . I have a requirement of three virtual machine running three different version of SQL Server. So if I purchase Windows 2012 standard edition  and install hyver role then I will get two vm instance to install SQL server. Now my query apart from this can  I install sql server in the base os of the same hyperv machine ? . As per the above statement given by Microsoft is "If you run all of the permitted instances the instance in the physical OSE can only be used to manage the virtual OSEs. "

May 26th, 2015 3:41am

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