Vlume Licensing reference guide Windws Server 2012 R2
Intrductin This guide can help Micrsft Vlume Licensing custmers understand hw Windws Server 2012 R2 is licensed thrugh Micrsft Vlume Licensing prgrams. In additin, this guide is fr infrmatinal purpses and des nt supersede r replace any dcumentatin cvering Windws Server 2012 R2 licensing. Specific prduct license terms are defined in the prduct s Retail Sftware License Terms, the Micrsft Vlume Licensing agreement under which it was acquired, and/r the Micrsft Vlume Licensing Prduct List dcument and the Micrsft Vlume Licensing Prduct Use Rights (PUR). Fr mre infrmatin, including the latest versin f this guide, visit Micrsft s licensing website at www.micrsft.cm/licensing/abut-licensing/windwsserver2012-r2.aspx.
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Table f Cntents Prduct Overview... 2 Editin Overview... 2 Licensing Overview... 3 Client Access License (CAL)... 3 Determining the Number f Licenses fr Datacenter and Standard Editins... 3 Planning fr Windws Server 2012 R2... 4 Editin Cmparisns... 4 Sftware Assurance Benefits... 6 Versin Migratin Under New Prduct Versins Benefit... 7 Enrllment f Original Equipment Manufacturer Licenses int Sftware Assurance... 7 Availability Thrugh Vlume Licensing Prgrams... 8 Vlume Activatin... 8 Frequently Asked Licensing Questins (FAQ)... 9 Fr Mre Infrmatin... 15 April 2015 1
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Prduct Overview Windws Server 2012 R2 captures Micrsft s experience f delivering glbal-scale clud services t prvide an enterpriseclass server and clud platfrm. It lets yu ptimize perfrmance fr yur mst imprtant wrklads and helps prtect against service utages with rbust recvery ptins. It reduces cmplexity and cst with cmprehensive autmatin plus strage and netwrking virtualizatin slutins based n industry-standard hardware. It lets yu build, run, and scale applicatins that can mve between yur datacenter and the clud, and it allws yu t prvide yur users with flexible remte access frm virtually anywhere and any device while helping prtect crprate infrmatin. Editin Overview The Windws Server 2012 R2 prduct is streamlined and simple, making it easy fr custmers t chse the editin that is right fr their needs. Datacenter editin fr highly virtualized private clud envirnments. Standard editin fr nn-virtualized r lightly virtualized envirnments. Essentials editin fr small businesses with up t 25 users running n servers with up t tw prcessrs. Fundatin editin fr small businesses with up t 15 users running n single prcessr servers. Editin Virtualizatin Rights Licensing Mdel Server Pricing* Datacenter Unlimited virtual OSE Prcessr + $6,155 CAL** Standard Tw virtual OSE Prcessr + $882 CAL** Essentials One OSE*** Server, up t 2 prcessrs $501 25 user limit Fundatin N Virtualizatin Rights Server, up t 1 prcessr OEM Only 15 user limit OSE: Operating System Envirnment *Open N Level (NL) ERP. Tw prcessrs (Fr specific pricing, cntact yur Micrsft reseller. Micrsft des nt determine pricing r payment terms fr licenses acquired thrugh resellers.) **Client Access Licenses (CALs) are required fr every user r device accessing a server. See the Prduct Use Rights fr details. ***The Windws Server Essentials editin allws ne OSE t run the Windws Server Essentials sftware nly. April 2015 2
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Licensing Overview The packaging and licensing structure fr Windws Server 2012 R2 editins remain unchanged. Datacenter and Standard editins prvide: Differentiatin nly by virtualizatin rights tw virtual instances fr Standard editin and unlimited virtual instances fr Datacenter editin. A cnsistent prcessr-based licensing mdel that cvers up t tw physical prcessrs n a server. Essentials and Fundatin editins prvide: A server-based licensing mdel Fundatin is fr single prcessr servers and Essentials is fr either ne r tw prcessr servers. CALs nt required fr access Fundatin cmes with 15 user accunts and Essentials cmes with 25 user accunts. Client Access License (CAL) Windws Server Standard and Datacenter editins will cntinue t require Windws Server CALs fr every user r device accessing a server. (See the Prduct Use Rights fr exceptins and the Multiplexing Client Access License (CAL) Requirements licensing brief fr indirect-access licensing infrmatin.) Sme additinal r advanced functinality will cntinue t require the purchase f an additive CAL. These are CALs that yu need in additin t the Windws Server CAL t access functinality, such as Remte Desktp Services r Active Directry Rights Management Services. (T learn mre abut these CALs, see the Base and Additive Client Access Licenses licensing brief.) Nte: Windws Server 2012 CALs are used t access Windws Server 2012 and Windws Server 2012 R2. Determining the Number f Licenses fr Datacenter and Standard Editins Licensing Examples Datacenter Licenses Required Standard Licenses Required One 1-prcessr, nn-virtualized server 1 1 One 4-prcessr, nn-virtualized server 2 2 One 2-prcessr server with three virtual OSEs 1 2 One 2-prcessr server with 12 virtual OSEs 1 6 April 2015 3
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Planning fr Windws Server 2012 R2 If yu are planning t deply Windws Server 2012 R2, remember: Select the editin f Windws Server 2012 R2 based n yur virtualizatin needs and editin features: Datacenter editin fr highly virtualized private cluds. Standard editin fr lightly r nn-virtualized envirnments. Essentials editin fr small businesses with up t 25 users, running n servers with up t tw prcessrs. Fundatin editin fr small businesses with up t 15 users buying single prcessr servers frm OEMs. Renewing Sftware Assurance is the best way t prtect investments while gaining access t new versins, technical assistance, and Deplyment Planning Services. The Micrsft Cre Infrastructure Suite (CIS) will cntinue t ffer the best value fr private clud and datacenter management pricing. Cre CAL and Enterprise CAL Suites will cntinue t be the mst cst-effective way t purchase Windws Server CALs t access wrklads running n Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editins. Find ut hw flexible payments can help yu get the IT yu need and stay n budget. Visit www.micrsft.cm/financing fr prgram details, r t learn mre cntact yur Micrsft Slutin Partner directly r call (800) 936-3500 in the United States and Canada. Editin Cmparisns Editin Cmparisn by Running Instances Running instances can exist in either a physical perating system envirnment (POSE) r a virtual perating system envirnment (VOSE). Editin Running Instances in POSE Running Instances in VOSE Datacenter 1 Unlimited Standard 1 1 2 Essentials 1 1 1 2 Fundatin 1 0 1 When a custmer is running all allwed virtual instances, the physical instance may be used nly t manage and service the virtual instances. Fr infrmatin abut licensing in virtual envirnments, see the Licensing Micrsft server prducts fr use in virtual envirnments licensing brief. 2 Essentials is the nly editin that can run in the VOSE April 2015 4
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Editin Cmparisn by Server Rles Server Rle Datacenter and Standard Essentials Fundatin AD Certificate Services 1 1 AD Dmain Services 3 3 AD Federatin Services AD lightweight Directry Services AD RMS 4 Applicatin Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server File Services 5 5 Hyper-V Netwrk Plicy & Access Services Print & Dc Services Remte Access 6 6 Remte Desktp Services 8 9 UDDI Services Web Server (IIS) Windws Deply Services Windws Server Essentials Experience Windws Server Update Services (WSUS) Full Partial/Limited Autmatically Installed/Cnfigured Nt Available AD = Active Directry RMS = Rights Management Service DNS = Dmain Name System 1 Limited t creating Certificate Authrities there are n ther Active Directry Certificate Services features (Netwrk Device Enrllment Services, Online Respnder Service). See ADCS rle dcumentatin n TechNet fr mre infrmatin. 2 Must be rt f ADDS frest and dmain and have all FSMO rles. 3 If ADDS rle is installed, must be rt f frest and dmain and have all FSMO rles. 4 Requires an additive AD RMS CAL fr access. 5 The data de-duplicatin feature is nt available. 6 Limited t 50 RRAS cnnectins, 10 IAS cnnectins; DirectAccess and VPN are supprted. 7 Requires an additive RDS CAL fr access, with the exceptin f using the Remte Web Access feature f the Essentials editin. 8 Only the RD Gateway rle service is installed and cnfigured, ther RDS rle services including RD Sessin Hst are nt supprted. 9 Limited t 50 Remte Desktp Services cnnectins. April 2015 5
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Sftware Assurance Benefits Micrsft Vlume Licensing custmers with active Sftware Assurance get mre ut f their Micrsft sftware and services investments with access t a unique set f technlgies, services, and license rights t help use Micrsft prducts efficiently. Here is a list f just a few f the benefits that yu can receive with Sftware Assurance fr Windws Server: New Versin Rights: Upgrade each prduct license cvered by active Sftware Assurance t the mst recent versin when available. Planning Services: Get in-depth planning assistance frm qualified Micrsft partners r Micrsft Services t help evaluate and create a structured plan t deply Micrsft slutins. Private Clud, Management & Virtualizatin Deplyment Planning Services (PVDPS) prvides the fundamental analysis, business case, prcess, and technical prcedures that yu need t ptimize yur datacenter. Step-up Licenses: Custmers with active Sftware Assurance can migrate frm a lwer- t higher-level editin f certain prducts (fr example, frm Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard t Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter) at a lw cst. Nte that the Step-up license ptin is nt available thrugh the Open License r Micrsft Prducts and Services Agreement (MPSA) prgrams. 24x7 Prblem Reslutin Supprt: Includes arund-the-clck phne supprt fr business critical issues, r business hurs phne supprt fr nn-critical. In additin, unlimited email supprt is available fr nn-critical prblems. Enterprise Surce Licensing Prgram: Access Micrsft Windws surce cde fr internal develpment and supprt purpses when yu have Sftware Assurance cverage fr 10,000 r mre licensed desktp PCs in the systems pl. Back-up fr Disaster Recvery: Prvides additinal licenses fr servers used as ffline ( cld ) backups, t help yu recver in case f a catastrphic event. Disaster Recvery Rights Fr each instance f eligible server sftware yu run in a physical r virtual OSE n a licensed server, yu may temprarily run a backup instance in a physical r virtual OSE n either, (a) servers dedicated t disaster recvery and t yur use, r, (b) fr instances f eligible sftware ther than Windws Server, n Micrsft Azure Services, prvided the backup instance is managed by Azure Site Recvery t Azure. The license terms fr the sftware and the fllwing limitatins apply t yur use f the backup instance. The backup instance can run nly during the fllwing exceptin perids: Fr brief perids f disaster recvery testing within ne week every 90 days. During a disaster, while the prductin server being recvered is dwn. Arund the time f a disaster, fr a brief perid, t assist in the transfer between the primary prductin server and the disaster recvery server. In rder t use the sftware under disaster recvery rights, yu must cmply with the fllwing terms: The OSE n the disaster recvery server must nt be running at any ther times except as abve. The OSE n the disaster recvery server may nt be in the same cluster as the prductin server. Other than backup instances running n Micrsft Azure Services, a Windws Server license is nt required fr the disaster recvery server if the Hyper-V rle within Windws Server is used t replicate virtual OSEs frm the prductin server at a primary site t a disaster recvery server. The disaster recvery server may be used nly t run hardware virtualizatin sftware (such as Hyper-V), prvide hardware virtualizatin services, run sftware agents t manage the hardware virtualizatin sftware, serve as a destinatin fr replicatin, receive replicated virtual OSEs, test failver, and/r await failver f the virtual OSEs. Run disaster recvery wrklads as described abve. April 2015 6
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 The disaster recvery server may nt be used as a prductin server. Use f the sftware backup instance shuld cmply with the license terms fr the sftware. Once the disaster recvery prcess is cmplete and the prductin server is recvered, the backup instance must nt be running at any ther times except thse times allwed here. Maintain Sftware Assurance cverage fr all CALs, External Cnnectr licenses and Server Management Licenses under which yu access the backup instance and manage the OSEs in which that sftware runs. Yur right t run the backup instances ends when yur Sftware Assurance cverage ends. Yur specific Sftware Assurance benefit eligibility can vary by Vlume Licensing prgram (such as an Enterprise Agreement r Open Value Agreement) and prduct, as well as the number f qualifying licenses yu have enrlled in Sftware Assurance. Visit www.micrsft.cm/licensing/sftware-assurance/check-yur-benefits.aspx fr mre infrmatin. Versin Migratin under New Prduct Versins Benefit Vlume Licensing custmers with active Sftware Assurance cverage n Windws Server at the time f General Availability will receive an upgrade t the latest versin based n their New Versin Rights benefit.* Each Windws Server licenses with Sftware Assurance will receive ne license fr the crrespnding editin f Windws Server 2012 R2. *Vlume License prgram rules apply; see the Micrsft Vlume Licensing Prduct List fr details. License with Active Sftware Assurance fr: Rights t: Windws Server Datacenter Windws Server Datacenter 2012 R2 Windws Server Standard Windws Server Standard 2012 R2 Windws Server Essentials Windws Server Essentials 2012 R2 Sftware Assurance Migratin Paths Enrllment f Original Equipment Manufacturer Licenses int Sftware Assurance Sftware Assurance is available fr the latest versin* f the sftware: Windws Server 2012 R2. Yu must acquire Sftware Assurance within 90 days f yur purchase (see the Micrsft Vlume Licensing Prduct List fr details). If yu acquire Sftware Assurance fr an OEM license, yur use f the sftware becmes subject t the Micrsft Prduct Use Rights fr that prduct and the terms and cnditins r yur rganizatin s Vlume Licensing agreement. *The latest versin is determined by the mst recent versin available n the Vlume Licensing Service Center. April 2015 7
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Availability Thrugh Vlume Licensing Prgrams Licenses fr Windws Server 2012 R2 editins are available in the fllwing Micrsft Vlume Licensing prgrams. Vlume Licensing Prgram Editin Enterprise Agreement (and Subscriptin) Micrsft Prducts and Services Agreement (MPSA)* Open Value (and Subscriptin) Open License Enrllment fr Educatin Slutins Datacenter Standard Essentials Fundatin Available thrugh OEMs nly; nt available thrugh Vlume Licensing. *Select Plus is being retired fr cmmercial custmers starting July 1, 2015. Orders thrugh existing Select Plus cmmercial agreements will be accepted until July 1, 2016. The Micrsft Prducts and Services Agreement replaces Select Plus and ffers an imprved agreement structure, a mre flexible and easy purchasing platfrm, and new systems and tls t manage assets. Mre infrmatin is at www.micrsft.cm/selectfaq. Vlume Activatin A number f technlgies are available in Windws Server 2012 R2 t simplify the task f cnfiguring the distributin and management f an rganizatin s vlume sftware licenses. These technlgies include: The Vlume Activatin Services server rle Vlume Activatin Services is a server rle in Windws Server 2012 (r later editins) that enables yu t autmate and simplify the issuance and management f Micrsft sftware vlume licenses fr a variety f scenaris and envirnments. With Vlume Activatin Services, yu can install and cnfigure the Key Management Service (KMS) and enable Active Directry-based Activatin. Key Management Service (KMS) KMS is a rle service that allws rganizatins t activate systems within their netwrk frm a server where a KMS hst has been installed. With KMS, IT prs can cmplete activatins n their lcal netwrk, eliminating the need fr individual cmputers t cnnect t Micrsft fr prduct activatin. KMS des nt require a dedicated system, and it can be chsted n a system that prvides ther services. By default, vlume editins f Windws 8 (r later editins) and Windws Server 2012 (r later editins) cnnect t a system that hsts the KMS service t request activatin. N actin is required frm the user. Active Directry-based Activatin Active Directry-based Activatin is a rle service that allws yu t use Active Directry Dmain Services (AD DS) t stre activatin bjects, which can further simplify the task f maintaining vlume activatin services fr a netwrk. With Active Directry-based Activatin, n additinal hst server is needed, and activatin requests are prcessed during cmputer startup. Any cmputers running Windws 8 (r later editins) and Windws Server 2012 (r later editins) with a Generic Vlume License Key (GVLK) that are cnnected t the dmain will activate autmatically and transparently. They will stay activated as lng as they remain members f the dmain and maintain peridic cntact with a dmain cntrller. Activatin takes place after the licensing service starts. When this service starts, the cmputer running Windws 8 (r later editins) and Windws Server 2012 (r later editins) RD cntacts AD DS autmatically, receives the activatin bject, and activates withut user interventin. Review this TechNet article fr further details. April 2015 8
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Frequently Asked Licensing Questins (FAQ) 1. Hw are Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editins licensed? Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editins will cntinue t have the same licensing mdel as Windws Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter editins. The editins are differentiated by virtualizatin rights nly (tw OSEs fr Standard and unlimited OSEs fr Datacenter). A single license cvers up t tw physical prcessrs. Client Access Licenses (CALs) are required fr each user r device accessed. The Windws Server 2012 related CALs prvide entitlement t access and use Windws Server 2012 R2 functinality. 2. What is the difference between Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin and Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter editin? Bth Standard and Datacenter editins prvide the same set f features; the differentiatr is the number f Virtual Operating System Envirnments (VOSE). A Standard editin license entitles up t tw VOSEs n up t tw prcessrs (subject t the VOSE use rights utlined in the Prduct Use Rights dcument fr Vlume Licensing r End User License Agreement fr ther channels). A Datacenter editin license entitles an unlimited number f VOSEs n up t tw prcessrs. 3. Will the Windws Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 licensing mdels cntinue t be aligned? Yes. Bth Windws Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 have similar licensing structures. These include tw editins: Standard and Datacenter. Single licenses that cver up t tw physical prcessrs. Editins differentiated by virtualizatin rights nly (tw fr Standard; unlimited fr Datacenter). (Client Access Licenses [CALs] will cntinue t be required fr access t Windws Server 2012 R2 servers and management access licenses cntinue t be required fr endpints being managed by System Center.) 4. What are sme f the features available in Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter and Standard editins? There are a variety f new features in Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter and Standard editins. Here are just a few examples: Enterprise-class virtual machine density, perfrmance, and mbility with best-in-class perfrmance and scale fr Micrsft wrklads High-perfrmance file-based strage n cst-effective, industry-standard hardware with inbx strage virtualizatin and tiering Highly available, in-bx hybrid netwrking fr bridging physical and virtual netwrks in a multi-tenant envirnment and acrss premises Prtectin and recvery f assets fr all yur wrklads with simple and affrdable disaster recvery ptins Flexible remte access t crprate resurces frm virtually anywhere and n any device while helping prtect crprate infrmatin 5. Hw d I determine which Windws Server 2012 R2 editin is right fr me? Because there is feature parity between Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editins, yur decisin will be based n yur virtualizatin strategy; virtualizatin rights are the nly differentiatr between editins. If yur strategy calls fr a highly virtualized envirnment, Datacenter editin will prvide yu with ptimum flexibility because it allws fr unlimited virtualizatin. This editin allws yu the elasticity t add and mve virtual OSEs acrss Datacenter licensed servers withut needing t track the virtual OSE cunt n that server. If yu d nt plan n a highly virtualized envirnment, April 2015 9
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin is the right prduct fr yur needs. If yu purchase Standard editin tday but find yu need t expand the virtualizatin capacity f yur licensed server, yu can d ne f the fllwing: 1. Purchase additinal Standard editin licenses and assign them t the same physical server giving yu the rights t run additinal instances f Windws Server. The server must have the apprpriate number f licenses assigned t it t ensure cverage f all f the virtual OSEs that are running at any given time. 2. Purchase a Sftware Assurance Step-up license t Datacenter editin, changing the license t a higher editin that allws unlimited virtual OSEs. T use this benefit, yur underlying license must have Sftware Assurance. 6. If I have a Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin license, hw can I increase my virtualizatin rights? With the Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin licensing mdel, yu can grw yur virtualizatin envirnment by either buying a step-up license t Datacenter editin if yu have Sftware Assurance, r by simply buying additinal Standard editin licenses and assigning them t the same physical server. The server must have the apprpriate number f licenses assigned t it t ensure cverage f all f the virtual OSEs that are running at any given time. Fr example, if yu have a twprcessr server and want t run a ttal f fur VOSEs, yu can purchase tw Standard editin licenses and assign them t the same server. Additinal examples are shwn in the fllwing table. Number f Standard editin licenses n a single server Ttal number f VOSEs 1 2 2 4 3 6 4 8 7. Hw d I calculate the number f licenses I need fr a server? The number f licenses yu will need depends n the number f physical prcessrs n the server and the number f server instances that yu will be running. (This applies nly fr Standard editin because Datacenter editin allws fr unlimited VOSEs.) The larger f these tw numbers determines the number f ttal licenses required. First, determine the number f physical prcessr licenses: Each license cvers up t tw physical prcessrs, s t determine the number f licenses needed t fully license a physical server, just cunt the number f physical prcessrs in the server and divide that number by tw. This tells yu the number f licenses that yu will need. (Nte: The number f cres n the physical prcessr is irrelevant.) Here are sme examples: Tw-prcessr server: 2 physical prcessrs / 2 (number f prcessrs cvered by a license) equals 1. Yu will need ne license t cver a tw-prcessr server. Fur-prcessr server: 4 physical prcessrs / 2 (number f prcessrs cvered by a license) equals 2. Yu will need tw licenses t cver a fur-prcessr server. Eight-prcessr server: 8 physical prcessrs / 2 (number f prcessrs cvered by a license) equals 4. Yu will need fur licenses t cver an eight-prcessr server. Secnd, determine the number f virtual instances running: Yu can either cunt the number f VOSEs that are running and determine the number f Standard editin licenses (ne license cvers up t tw VOSEs), r yu can purchase Datacenter, which enables unlimited VOSEs n the server. April 2015 10
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Each Standard editin license prvides yu with the rights t run up t tw VOSEs. T determine the number f Windws Server Standard editin licenses yu need, cunt the ttal number f ttal VOSEs that yu will run n the server; divide that number by tw, and rund up t the nearest whle number. After yu determine the number f licenses needed t cver physical prcessrs and/r VOSEs, the higher f thse tw numbers represents the ttal number f licenses required. Remember that the server must have the apprpriate number f licenses assigned t it t ensure cverage f all f the virtual OSEs that are running at any given time Fr example, if yu are running three virtual machines (VOSEs) n a tw-prcessr server, yu will require tw licenses t cver the three virtual machines. If yu assign tw Standard editin licenses t a single server, yu will be able t run a ttal f fur VOSEs n that server. If yu add additinal Standard editin licenses t that server, the number f allwed VOSEs n that particular server will increase by tw fr a ttal f six VOSEs n that server. 8. Can I use ne Standard license t cver a ne-prcessr server? Yes. The Standard editin license will allw yu t license up t tw physical prcessrs n a single server; hwever, it des nt require the server t have tw physical prcessrs. 9. Can I split my Windws Server 2012 R2 license acrss multiple servers? N. Each license can be assigned nly t a single physical server. 10. Can I assign a Windws Server 2012 R2 license t a virtual machine? N. A license is assigned t the physical server. Each license will cver up t tw physical prcessrs. After assigning the license(s) t a physical server, yu nw have the rights t use the VOSE n that server. 11. Can I mix Datacenter and Standard licenses n the same server? N. All f the prcessrs n a given server must be licensed with the same versin and editin. Yu can run different editins r lder versins f Windws Server sftware as guests within VOSEs, but yu are nt allwed t assign multiple licenses f different versins r editins t the same physical server t license the prcessrs n the server. 12. If I want t use the sftware frm an earlier Windws Server versin r editin, what are my ptins? If yu have Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter editin, yu have the right t dwngrade sftware bits t any prir versin r lwer editin. If yu have Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin, yu have the right t dwngrade the sftware t use any prir versin f Enterprise, Standard, r Essentials editins. The ability t dwngrade des nt change the licensing r supprt terms in which yu can use the prduct; the purchased prduct (Windws Server 2012 R2) rights apply. This means that the license will cntinue t cver tw physical prcessrs, and the virtualizatin rights d nt change. In additin, the Client Access License (CAL) crrespnding t the purchased versin will apply, as an exceptin; if yu are running a previus versin f ne f the eligible dwngrades, yu can use the crrespnding CAL versin if ne exists. Here are a few examples. Purchased License Dwngraded versin r editin Bit rights that apply Licensing rights that apply Datacenter 2012 R2 Datacenter 2008 Datacenter 2008 Datacenter 2012 R2 1 Standard 2012 R2 Enterprise 2008 R2 Enterprise 2008 R2 Standard 2012 R2 1,2 Standard 2012 R2 Standard 2008 Standard 2008 Standard 2012 R2 1,2 Standard 2012 R2 Essentials 2012 Essentials 2012 Standard 2012 R2 1,2 1 The license cvers up t tw prcessrs. 2 The license entitles up t tw virtual machines. April 2015 11
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 13. If I have Sftware Assurance in place at the time that Windws Server 2012 R2 is generally available, will my grant be reflected in my licensing recrds? Yes. Yu will see yur grant in the Vlume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) in additin t immediately being able t use the new prduct and wn the perpetual rights (based n yur underlying license) t the editin f Windws Server 2012 R2 that yu are entitled t receive. 14. If I have Datacenter editin with Sftware Assurance when Windws Server 2012 R2 is released, which editin will I be entitled t use? If yu have Sftware Assurance n Datacenter editin, yu will be entitled t Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter editin. Fr every Windws Server 2012 Datacenter license with Sftware Assurance, yu will receive ne Windws Server 2012 R2 Datacenter editin license. 15. If I have Standard editin with Sftware Assurance when Windws Server 2012 R2 is released, which editin will I be entitled t receive? If yu have Sftware Assurance n Standard editin, yu will be entitled t Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin. Fr every Windws Server 2012 Standard license with Sftware Assurance, yu will receive ne Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard editin license. 16. What are my Sftware Assurance migratin rights by Micrsft purchase prgram? Each Micrsft purchase prgram has different rules fr yur Sftware Assurance migratin entitlement at the end f yur enrllment. See the chart belw. Prgram Enterprise Agreement Enterprise Agreement Subscriptin Enrllment fr Educatin Slutins Micrsft Prducts and Services Agreement Open Value Open Value Subscriptin Sftware Assurance at time f release Yu will receive perpetual rights t the current editin (Windws Server 2012 R2). These rights are cnditinal n yu and yur Affiliates cntinued cmpliance with the terms f this agreement, including payment fr the Prducts. Yu will be able t use the Windws Server 2012 R2 editin f yur license during yur enrllment. At the end f yur enrllment, yu will have the ptin t buy ut the new Windws Server 2012 R2 prduct at the buy-ut price n yur custmer price sheet r based n the price n yur reseller s channel price sheet, r renew yur enrllment at the new Windws Server 2012 R2 annual subscriptin price. Yu will be able t use the Windws Server 2012 R2 editin f yur license during yur enrllment. At the end f yur enrllment, yu will have the ptin t buy ut the new Windws Server 2012 R2 prduct at the buy-ut price, prvided yu have licensed Windws Server under ne r mre Enrllments (including extensins) fr at least 36 full calendar mnths immediately preceding yur enrllment expiratin, r renew yur enrllment at the new Windws Server 2012 R2 annual subscriptin price. Yu will receive perpetual rights t the current editin (Windws Server 2012 R2). These rights are cnditinal n yu and yur Affiliates cntinued cmpliance with the terms f this agreement, including payment fr the Prducts. Yu will receive rights t the current editin (Windws Server 2012 R2). These rights are cnditinal n yu and yur Affiliates cntinued cmpliance with the terms f this agreement, including payment fr the Prducts. Yu will be able t use the Windws Server 2012 R2 editin f yur license during yur enrllment. At the end f yur enrllment yu will have the ptin t buy ut April 2015 12
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 the new Windws Server 2012 R2 prduct at the buy-ut price r renew yur enrllment at the new Windws Server 2012 R2 annual subscriptin price. Refer t the terms f yur cntract fr details. Select Plus and Open License Yu will receive rights t the current Windws Server 2012 R2 editin. These rights are cnditinal n yu and yur Affiliates cntinued cmpliance with the terms f this agreement, including payment fr the Prducts. 17. Hw much will Windws Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editins cst? Pricing levels vary. Fr yur specific pricing, cntact yur Micrsft reseller. Micrsft des nt determine pricing r payment terms fr licenses acquired thrugh resellers. Windws Server Editin Vlume Licensing Open N Level ERP Datacenter $6,155 Standard $882 18. Why is the price f Windws Server Datacenter 2012 R2 changing? Micrsft takes pricing and licensing decisins very seriusly. All pricing decisins take int accunt changing prduct value, custmer and partner feedback, and market cnditins. Windws Server Datacenter editin is ptimized fr highly virtualized envirnments and includes unlimited virtualizatin rights. This prvides flexibility t add and mve virtual OSEs acrss licensed servers withut needing t track the virtual OSE cunts n yur servers. Over the past few releases, Windws Server has added in a tremendus amunt f new features and enhancements, as well as significant perfrmance and capacity imprvements, t supprt highly virtualized datacenter and clud envirnments. A few f these examples include: High-scale perfrmance enhancements, including supprt fr: 320 lgical prcessrs n hardware 4 TB physical memry 64 virtual prcessrs per virtual machine 1 TB memry per virtual machine 1,024 active virtual machines per hst Live migratin enhancements including crss-versin live migratin, live migratin cmpressin, and live migratin with RDMA. The ability t grw r shrink VHDXs with n dwntime. Hyper-V Replica enhancements, including tertiary site supprt and sync intervals as lw as 30 secnds. And much mre. On servers that are nt expected t be highly virtualized, Windws Server Standard is ptimal, prviding tw instances per license, with an ability t assign multiple licenses t a single server t increase the allwed virtual OSE densities n that server. Keep in mind that servers licensed with Windws Server Standard will need t have the apprpriate number f licenses assigned t that server t ensure cverage f all f the virtual OSEs that are running at any given time. 19. Which Client Access Licenses (CALs) d I use t access Windws Server 2012 R2? Yur Windws Server 2012 Client Access License (CAL) is used t access Windws Server 2012 and Windws Server 2012 R2. Yu d nt need t have Sftware Assurance n yur Windws Server 2012 CAL in rder t use it t access Windws Server 2012 R2. April 2015 13
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 20. D I still need a separate CAL t access Remte Desktp Services (RDS) and Active Directry Rights Management Service (ADRMS)? Yes. The licensing requirements fr Remte Desktp Services (RDS) and Active Directry Rights Management Service (ADRMS) have nt changed with Windws Server 2012 R2. Custmers are still required t purchase an ADRMS and/r RDS CAL in additin t a Windws Server CAL t access ADRMS and/r RDS functinality, respectively. Fr example, t access RDS functinality in Windws Server 2012 R2, yu need Windws Server 2012 CALs and Windws Server 2012 RDS CALs alng with the server sftware. 21. What is the price f running Windws Server 2012 R2 n Windws Azure under preview and general availability? During Preview, VOSEs running Windws Server 2012 R2 will be charged at the same rate as thse running Linux. During generally availability, VOSEs running Windws Server 2012 R2 will be charged the same rate as thse running Windws Server 2012. 22. Can I mve Windws Server 2012 R2 licenses and images between Hyper-V and Azure? Windws Server 2012 R2 licenses, just like Windws Server 2012, are nt eligible fr the License Mbility thrugh Sftware Assurance benefit. Yu can cntinue t take advantage f the license mbility rights fr ther server applicatins; hwever, Windws Server will cntinue t be purchased separately frm the service prvider r Azure. 23. What are the System Center license requirements fr managing Windws Server 2012 R2 instances running n Azure? Yu can use the License Mbility thrugh Sftware Assurance t assign yur System Center 2012 R2 license t a Windws Server instance running n Azure. 24. Hw d I license Windws Server 2012 R2 n Cre Infrastructure Suite t run sme instances n Azure? Yu are nt able t run yur Cre Infrastructure Suite (CIS) Windws Server license in Azure because Windws Server des nt ffer mbility right as a standalne license r as a cmpnent prduct within the Cre Infrastructure Suite prduct purchased. 25. Are there any changes t the licensing mdel fr Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials? Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials will cntinue t have a license that cvers a single server with up t tw physical prcessrs. It des nt require CALs, but is limited t 25 user accunts. With previus versins f the Windws Server Essentials editin, it was necessary t btain a hypervisr separately in rder t run as a virtual machine ptins included the free Micrsft Hyper-V Server r using Windws Server Standard editin t run Hyper-V. With Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials, the prduct licensing terms have been expanded t enable yu t run ne perating system instance n the physical server fr Hyper-V, plus a secnd Operating System Envirnment n that server in rder t run Essentials as a virtual machine. Installatin wizards have als been created t simplify the prcess f deplying as a virtual machine by autmating the steps necessary t set up and cnfigure the hst server envirnment. This makes it easier than ever befre t take advantage f Hyper-V and its features, such as Live Migratin and Hyper-V Replica. 26. What are sme f the features that are nw available in Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials? Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials incrprates best-f-breed capabilities t deliver a server envirnment well suited fr the vast majrity f small businesses, enabling yu t: Prtect yur data Prvide secure remte access Integrate clud services Custmers can use Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials as a platfrm t run critical line-f-business applicatins and ther n-premises wrklads. It can als prvide an integrated management experience when running clud-based applicatins and services, such as email, cllabratin, nline backup, and mre. April 2015 14
Vlume Licensing reference guide fr Windws Server 2012 R2 27. What are the different editins available with Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials? There is nly ne editin: Windws Server 2012 R2 Essentials. It is a flexible ffering that prvides a platfrm fr running npremises r clud-based wrklads. 28. Hw much will Windws Server Essentials cst? Fr yur specific pricing, cntact yur Micrsft reseller. Actual prices may vary. Micrsft des nt determine pricing r payment terms fr licenses acquired thrugh resellers. Editin Vlume Licensing Open N Level Estimated Retail Price Essentials $501 Fundatin OEM nly 29. Are there any licensing changes happening t the Fundatin editin as part f Windws Server 2012? There are n changes t the Fundatin editin licensing r pricing mdel. Fr Mre Infrmatin Windws Server Licensing: www.micrsft.cm/licensing/abut-licensing/windwsserver2012-r2.aspx Micrsft Vlume Licensing: www.micrsft.cm/licensing Vlume Licensing Service Center (VLSC): www.micrsft.cm/licensing/servicecenter/ Micrsft License Advisr: www.micrsft.cm/licensing/mla Vlume Activatin: www.micrsft.cm/licensing/existing-custmers/prduct-activatin.aspx 2015 Micrsft Crpratin. All rights reserved. This dcument is fr infrmatinal purpses nly. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. This infrmatin is prvided t help guide yur authrized use f prducts yu license; it is nt yur agreement. Yur use f prducts licensed under yur vlume license agreement is gverned by the terms and cnditins f that agreement. In the case f any cnflict between this infrmatin and yur agreement, the terms and cnditins f yur agreement cntrl. Prices fr licenses acquired thrugh Micrsft resellers are determined by the reseller. April 2015 15