Windows 2008 Standard R2 Questions
nasu
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Hi guys,
I have a few questions. I am planning to purchase used(never opened never activated)4 or 5 RETAIL Standard SP1 p73-03883 (NOT THE R2) dvd each with 5 CALS.
Questions.
1. Would I be able to install the 64 bit and activate it and after that upgrade to R2 for free ? Is R2 as a service pack ?
2. If I buy let`s say 4 would I be able to put all those cals together get 20 basically and get away from buying cals .( I will use no more than 17 computers to a DC).
3. If it`s retail can I activated as many times I want of a different hardware platform? Or let`s say I activate it once on a single processor and then I upgrade the XEON procesors to a much faster one in 2 years of something do I have to activate it again ? keep in mind I will used the same board and chipset. All I will do is buy and use my second socket and upgrade the processor speed.
4. I know Standard 2008 R2 in it`s license gives u the opportunity to run 1 physical server and 1 virtual with Hyper V. Let`s say I want to use VMware ESXi can I install 2 VM`s with the same licence ?
Thanks a lot. I am not very familiar with Microsoft licenses and stuff.
I have a few questions. I am planning to purchase used(never opened never activated)4 or 5 RETAIL Standard SP1 p73-03883 (NOT THE R2) dvd each with 5 CALS.
Questions.
1. Would I be able to install the 64 bit and activate it and after that upgrade to R2 for free ? Is R2 as a service pack ?
2. If I buy let`s say 4 would I be able to put all those cals together get 20 basically and get away from buying cals .( I will use no more than 17 computers to a DC).
3. If it`s retail can I activated as many times I want of a different hardware platform? Or let`s say I activate it once on a single processor and then I upgrade the XEON procesors to a much faster one in 2 years of something do I have to activate it again ? keep in mind I will used the same board and chipset. All I will do is buy and use my second socket and upgrade the processor speed.
4. I know Standard 2008 R2 in it`s license gives u the opportunity to run 1 physical server and 1 virtual with Hyper V. Let`s say I want to use VMware ESXi can I install 2 VM`s with the same licence ?
Thanks a lot. I am not very familiar with Microsoft licenses and stuff.
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astorrs
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No R2 is a new version and you would need to purchase any upgrades.1. Would I be able to install the 64 bit and activate it and after that upgrade to R2 for free ? Is R2 as a service pack ?
Yes, assuming the CALs haven't been defined you can use them (as a group) as Per Named User or Per Named Device and you would be able to make use of 20 CALs in total.2. If I buy let`s say 4 would I be able to put all those cals together get 20 basically and get away from buying cals .( I will use no more than 17 computers to a DC).
You can activate it as many times as necessary if all you are doing is replacing the same server. After 1 or 2 times however you would likely need to call in to Microsoft to have it reactivated over the phone (online activation will not work).3. If it`s retail can I activated as many times I want of a different hardware platform? Or let`s say I activate it once on a single processor and then I upgrade the XEON procesors to a much faster one in 2 years of something do I have to activate it again ? keep in mind I will used the same board and chipset. All I will do is buy and use my second socket and upgrade the processor speed.
With Standard you are allowed 1 license for the host O/S and 1 license for a virtual instance. If you choose to use another host O/S you cannot reuse the host license.4. I know Standard 2008 R2 in it`s license gives u the opportunity to run 1 physical server and 1 virtual with Hyper V. Let`s say I want to use VMware ESXi can I install 2 VM`s with the same licence ?