have two processor with 12 cores. Do I need a 24 core license for windows 2022 server

Question

have two processor with 12 cores. Do I need a 24 core license for windows 2022 or 2019 server

Answer 1

Yes, you would need a 24 core license.

Some general info

• Each host needs to be licensed.
• A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses is required for each server.
• Core licenses are sold in packs of two.
• Standard Edition provides rights for up to 2 Operating System Environments or Windows Servers containers with Hyper-V isolation when all physical cores in the server are licensed. For each additional 1 or 2 VMs, all the physical cores in the server must be licensed again.
• DataCenter Edition provides rights for unlimited Operating System Environments or Windows Servers containers with Hyper-V isolation when all physical cores in the server are licensed.

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Answer 2

See, this is my situation...

i have one license Windows Server 2022 STD 16C,

This is my server spec below

HPE PROLIANT SERVER DL-380-G11 – RACK (SFF)

Processor: 2x Intel® Xeon® Silver 4410Y Processor (2.0GHz/3.90GHz,

30 MB L3 Cache, 12 Core / 24 Threads) 150W

Please advise..