If the server is running Rights Management Services (RMS), separate RMS CALs or ECLs are required to access the services.
It was known as Terminal Services before the release of Windows Server 2008 R2. Remote Desktop Services allows the remote execution of applications from a wide range of devices over virtually any type of network connection. If the server is running Remote Desktop Services, separate Remote Desktop Services CALs or ECLs are required to access the services. An external user is a person who is not an employee or someone to whom you provide hosted services using the server software. The exception is anonymous Internet users, such as unidentified users browsing the organization's public website.Īlternatively, an organization can use a Windows Server ECL for a large number of authenticated external Internet users. You have the use rights to run an unlimited number of virtualized instances of Windows Server on the licensed server.Ĭlient Access Licenses (CALs) and External Connector Licenses (ECLs)Ī Windows Server user or device CAL is required for each user or device accessing or using the server software.
However, if you run two instances in virtual OSEs, the instance in the physical OSE may be used only to run hardware virtualization software and to manage and service OSEs on the licensed server.ĭatacenter Edition licenses include unlimited virtualization rights. You may also run two instances in virtual OSEs on the licensed server.
A license can be applied to only a single server.įor each Standard Edition software license you assign, you may run one instance of the server software at any one time in the physical operating system environment (OSE). The Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server both use processor-based licensing, with each license allowing up to two physical processors. Select the English language link from the list.
(Pricing information does not apply to Microsoft products available through Stifter-helfen).ĭetailed licensing information can be found by clicking the Download the current PUR document link on the left side of the Microsoft Product Use Rights page. The Datacenter edition is optimized for large-scale virtualization its license allows one server to run an unlimited number of Windows Server instances.įor general licensing information, see the Windows Server 2012 Licensing & Pricing FAQ.The Standard edition is designed for small-to-medium-sized organizations that need no more than two instances of the server software in a virtual operating system.The two editions have identical features, but they differ in the number of virtual instances of the server software you are allowed to run. Microsoft offers Windows Server through Stifter-helfen in the Standard and Datacenter editions. The purpose of this guide is to help you find the Microsoft System Center servers and licenses appropriate for your organization's needs. Windows Server is a server operating system that enables a computer to handle network roles such as print server, domain controller, web server, and file server and to be the platform for separately acquired server applications such as Exchange Server or SQL Server.