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.
What you proposed to do above should be fine to do. You could install a DataCenter trial if needed.
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Activation != licensing. If you have purchased the required number of licenses and activated the host and the covered guests, then you are done. Just make sure that you have access to proof of the licenses in the event that the auditors come to visit.