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From: ic on 21 Apr 2010 07:33
Hello everyone;

With win2008 Datacenter Edition i've an unlimited number of virtual machine.
I assign this license on every physical server.
I can use unlimited number of vm only with hiper-v or also with vmware?


thanks

From: Chris M on 21 Apr 2010 08:03
On 21/04/2010 12:33, ic wrote:
> Hello everyone;
>
> With win2008 Datacenter Edition i've an unlimited number of virtual
> machine.
> I assign this license on every physical server.
> I can use unlimited number of vm only with hiper-v or also with vmware?

From here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx#virt

Q. Do the virtualization licensing rights of Windows Server 2008 apply
when used with non-Microsoft software virtualization technologies?

A. Yes. The use rights apply regardless of the virtualization product
being used. However, any non-Microsoft software virtualization
technologies are not supported by Microsoft.

--
Chris M.
From: ic on 21 Apr 2010 08:53


"Chris M" <nobody(a)nowhere.special> wrote in message
news:hqmphm$s6f$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> On 21/04/2010 12:33, ic wrote:
>> Hello everyone;
>>
>> With win2008 Datacenter Edition i've an unlimited number of virtual
>> machine.
>> I assign this license on every physical server.
>> I can use unlimited number of vm only with hiper-v or also with vmware?
>
> From here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx#virt
>
> Q. Do the virtualization licensing rights of Windows Server 2008 apply
> when used with non-Microsoft software virtualization technologies?
>
> A. Yes. The use rights apply regardless of the virtualization product
> being used. However, any non-Microsoft software virtualization
> technologies are not supported by Microsoft.
>
> --
> Chris M.

thanks a lot

have a nice day

From: kj [SBS MVP] on 21 Apr 2010 17:52
Chris M wrote:
> On 21/04/2010 12:33, ic wrote:
>> Hello everyone;
>>
>> With win2008 Datacenter Edition i've an unlimited number of virtual
>> machine.
>> I assign this license on every physical server.
>> I can use unlimited number of vm only with hiper-v or also with
>> vmware?
>
> From here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx#virt
>
> Q. Do the virtualization licensing rights of Windows Server 2008
> apply when used with non-Microsoft software virtualization
> technologies?
> A. Yes. The use rights apply regardless of the virtualization product
> being used. However, any non-Microsoft software virtualization
> technologies are not supported by Microsoft.


The non Microsoft virtualization technologies part is outdated now. There
are several third party virtualization products that are now MS supportable
(version and configuration dependant).


--
/kj


From: Chris M on 21 Apr 2010 18:36
On 21/04/2010 22:52, kj [SBS MVP] wrote:
> Chris M wrote:
>> On 21/04/2010 12:33, ic wrote:
>>> Hello everyone;
>>>
>>> With win2008 Datacenter Edition i've an unlimited number of virtual
>>> machine.
>>> I assign this license on every physical server.
>>> I can use unlimited number of vm only with hiper-v or also with
>>> vmware?
>>
>> From here:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx#virt
>>
>> Q. Do the virtualization licensing rights of Windows Server 2008
>> apply when used with non-Microsoft software virtualization
>> technologies?
>> A. Yes. The use rights apply regardless of the virtualization product
>> being used. However, any non-Microsoft software virtualization
>> technologies are not supported by Microsoft.
>
>
> The non Microsoft virtualization technologies part is outdated now. There
> are several third party virtualization products that are now MS supportable
> (version and configuration dependant).

They're not talking about the ability to run Microsoft operating systems
under third party virtualization platforms - as you rightly point out
that has been possible for years. They mean that, in the event that you
have problems with your virtual machines, Microsoft will not support
virtualization platforms other than their own.

--
Chris M.
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