Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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It will work, but you will be violating the licensing laws.
hth Marcin
how to know technically if the windows server license supports the number of cores of my physical machine
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YETIANRI EMMANUEL OUSMANE SORI
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hello, how to know technically if the windows server license supports the number of cores of my physical machine. This is the same question for the virtual machine Best regards
Azure Virtual Machines
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Marcin Policht 51,600 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2024-02-24T12:39:57.7366667+00:00
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kobulloc-MSFT 26,811 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator2024-03-15T23:18:49.3+00:00 Comment from below for context:
if I have a 32 core machine and I buy a 16 core license to install on my machine, will my server work correctly or will my server only use the 16 cores
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Marcin Policht 51,600 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2024-02-22T17:38:57.3133333+00:00 Pls refer to the licensing information from Microsoft available at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/windows-server?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0. This describes the licensing rules in regard to processor/cores and different license types
hth Marcin
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YETIANRI EMMANUEL OUSMANE SORI 246 Reputation points
2024-02-23T06:26:24.04+00:00 But if I have take for exemple a licence for my phisical machine. How to verify that my licence is really for the number of processor that I would.
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Marcin Policht 51,600 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2024-02-23T12:43:34.6433333+00:00 you compare the information available from Microsoft to the physical configuration of your server (in particular, the number of processors/cores)
hth Marcin
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YETIANRI EMMANUEL OUSMANE SORI 246 Reputation points
2024-02-23T15:15:13.4+00:00 if I have a 32 core machine and I buy a 16 core license to install on my machine, will my server work correctly or will my server only use the 16 cores
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YETIANRI EMMANUEL OUSMANE SORI 246 Reputation points
2024-02-23T15:15:22.4033333+00:00 if I have a 32 core machine and I buy a 16 core license to install on my machine, will my server work correctly or will my server only use the 16 cores
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YETIANRI EMMANUEL OUSMANE SORI 246 Reputation points
2024-03-12T09:24:34.24+00:00 How do I ensure that my server system can support the number of cores on my machine? Is it possible to find out without installing the iso or after installing it on the server?