Server 2022 licensing

vklissouras 86 Reputation points
2022-10-27T14:00:36.023+00:00

Hi everyone,

I plan to create an Azure VM with 4vcpus and install Windows Server 2022 Standard. I plan to buy core license packs for 1 year and use hybrid benefit. What is the minimum number of core licenses I need, 8 or 16?

Thanks

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  1. Alan Kinane 16,586 Reputation points MVP
    2022-10-27T15:03:42.797+00:00

    It's actually a minimum of 16-cores required per customer with 8-cores assigned per virtual machine. So yes, you always need to purchase at least 16-cores and in your case it sounds like you are going to therefore need 2 x 8-core 1 year CSP subscriptions for Windows Server 2022 Standard.

    You will use up 8 cores on your 4vCPU VM but the good news is that you will still have another 8 cores available to license any other or future VMs that you deploy up to 8vCPU in size.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing

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  2. Figla VietNam 0 Reputation points
    2023-03-09T02:09:36.7466667+00:00

    I have a 2 cpus server, 12 core cpu each. How much license do I need to buy? How much for 1 license windows server 2022 Std?

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