Windows Server 2016 Standard License

The intent here is to give you a general idea of how many 2 core packs you may need and what it may cost to license windows server 2016.

Windows server 2016 standard license. Works to activate existing windows server 2016 standard or with fresh install. This is the equivalent of a regular standard windows server 2012 r2 license. Host specification since the windows server 2016 licensing model is core based this tool requires information about the number of servers hosts the number of cpus per server and the number of cores per cpu. It s no wonder that people are confused.

111 00 windows server 2016 datacenter license two core pack. Windows server 2016 standard license two core pack. 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. Will work with maximum of 16 cores if you need more cores please add two licenses to your cart.

This tool takes into account the following. This translates to you needing to purchase a minimum of 8x two core packs for every two physical processors in your server. Windows server standard 2016 64 bit 16 core. So the minimum amount you are going to spend is this.

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. To run windows server 2016 you need to purchase licenses for a minimum of 16 cores per two physical processors. Total of required oses the total number of operating system environments oses to be run on the server s. Windows server 2016 is here.

But remember you need to buy at least 16 cores for each physical server which means you need to buy at least eight packs of licenses. I decided to add a calculator to demonstrate the licensing components of the per core windows server 2016 licensing model. Microsoft windows windows server 2016 standard edition product key instant delivery. Over the last few years microsoft has changed the windows server licensing model from server licenses 2008 to processor licenses 2012 to core licenses 2016.

For specific pricing contact your microsoft reseller.