Windows Server 2012 R2 Esu Cost

[Raguel Charrette]

Iwas wondering if anyone can advise on the licence cost for upgrading Server 2016 Standard to 2019? I can easily find pricing for a fresh purchase of 2019 but am not able to find any information about the upgrade options.

Btw, not sure if this is relevant but my copy of 2016 is an OEM. I bought it with a brand new tower (in fact I bought it all just a few months ago so not sure why the licence for Server 2019 was not made available by the hardware manufacturer at that time as the OS was already released then). Does the fact that my licence for 2016 is an OEM and purchased relatively not that long ago change anything in terms of how much I should pay for 2019?

I guess I will have to contact my hardware manufacturer and see if they can supply a 2019 OEM licence at a reduced cost as my server is only few months old and they should have made 2019 available at the time I was purchasing it.

If you are using Hyper V and have all the same level of Os 2016 . You can set updates via hyper V. It is much more stable than WSUS. It means you only download the update one time. I am a Sonic Wall shop. If you use Sonicwall your updates could be slowed down by some of it;s features. It sometimes sees the stream from the 3rd oarty cloud vendor MS uses for updates as a flood attack.

It is not free, what the poster was saying is that 2019 is basically 2016 R2 (in that type of respect).If you have no specific requirement for any 2019 features, upgrading is a choice not a requirement, but you still need to buy it

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Windows Server is a group of operating systems developed by Microsoft for servers. Windows server was first introduced in 1993 and since its release, it has been among the most popular server operating systems in the industry.

Windows Server is among the most expensive server operating systems in the industry. But it has its advantages over the other server operating systems, which is why a lot of companies are using it despite its pricing.

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1. Editions: Windows Server can be bought in editions. Each edition is aimed at the scale of the infrastructure. Here are the editions ordered by small-scale infrastructures to large-scale infrastructures.

2. Licensing Models: Microsoft offers two types of licensing models. Core-based and server-based. The core-based model is aimed at multicore and powerful servers while the server-based model is aimed at small companies with fewer number of servers.

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Windows Server 2008 Standard. This version has built-in, enhanced Web and virtualization capabilities, powerful tools that give customers greater control over their servers and streamline configuration and management tasks, and enhanced security features that work to harden the operating system to help protect their data and network and provide a solid, highly-dependable foundation for businesses. With Windows Server 2008 Standard edition, customers get one virtual instance per license.

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise has the same features as Windows Server 2008 Standard, but with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise edition, customers get four virtual instances per license.

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. Windows Server 2008 Datacenter delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications. It helps customers improve availability and security features, and reduce infrastructure costs, by consolidating applications with virtualization licensing rights. And with Windows Server 2008 Datacenter edition, customers receive unlimited virtual instances per license.

Windows Web Server 2008. Designed to be used as a single-purpose Web server, Windows Web Server 2008 delivers a rock-solid foundation of Web infrastructure capabilities in the next-generation Windows Server 2008. Integrated with the newly re-architected Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Web Server 2008 helps enable any organization rapidly deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications and Web services.

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems is optimized for large databases, and line-of-business and custom applications, providing high availability and scalability up to 64 processors to meet the needs of the most demanding and mission-critical solutions. Support for Itanium-based systems will now be offered through the new Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems edition, targeted at customers using the Intel Itanium platform and designed for these specific workloads.

All will be available in 32-bit or 64-bit versions, with the exception of Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems, which will only be available as a 64-bit version. Other changes include the availability of Windows Web Server 2008, a 64-bit edition of Web server. The Hyper-V feature will only be available with 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008.

In response to industry and customer demands for more comprehensive technical support of virtual machines, Kelly also announced the Server Virtualization Validation Program. Beginning in June 2008, vendors will be able to self-test and validate certain technical requirements of their server virtualization software running Windows Server 2008 and prior versions. The program will enable Microsoft to offer cooperative technical support to customers running Windows Server on validated, non-Windows server virtualization software.

Azure Hybrid Benefit enables commercial customers to use their qualifying on-premises licenses to get Windows virtual machines (VMs) on Azure at a reduced cost. This article focuses on the benefits of using qualifying Windows Server licenses to get cost savings for Windows Server VMs in Azure, Azure Stack HCI, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) hybrid deployments.

To qualify for Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server, you need on-premises core licenses for Windows Server from an applicable program with active Software Assurance or qualifying subscription licenses. Software Assurance and qualifying subscription licenses are only available as part of certain commercial licensing agreements. To learn more about commercial licensing, see Microsoft Licensing Resources. To learn more about Windows Server core licenses, see Windows Server product licensing.

Workloads using Azure Hybrid Benefit can run only during the Software Assurance or subscription license term. When the Software Assurance or subscription license term approaches expiration, you must either renew your agreement with either Software Assurance or a subscription license, disable the hybrid benefit functionality, or deprovision those workloads that are using Azure Hybrid Benefit.

Customers with Windows Server licensed by an applicable program with active Software Assurance or qualifying subscription licenses can use Azure Hybrid Benefit to further reduce costs in the cloud and in datacenter and edge locations.

Windows Server VMs on Azure: The license for Windows Server is covered by Azure Hybrid Benefit, so you only need to pay for the base compute rate of the VM. The base compute rate is equal to the Linux rate for VMs.

Azure Stack HCI: The Azure Stack HCI host fee and Windows Server subscription fee are waived with Azure Hybrid Benefit. That is, unlimited virtualization rights are provided at no extra cost. You still pay other costs associated with Azure Stack HCI (for example, customer-managed hardware, Azure services, and workloads).

AKS: Run AKS on Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI at no extra cost. You still pay for the underlying host infrastructure and any licenses for Windows containers unless you're also eligible for Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure Stack HCI. With Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure Stack HCI, you can waive fees for the Azure Stack HCI host and Windows Server subscription.

Windows VMs on Azure: Windows Virtual Machine Pricing. Use the Azure Hybrid Benefit Savings Calculator to estimate cost savings, or compare Windows VM pricing with and without Azure Hybrid Benefit.

You need a minimum of 8 core licenses (Datacenter or Standard edition) per VM. For example, 8 core licenses are still required if you run a 4-core instance. You may also run instances larger than 8 cores by allocating licenses equal to the core size of the instance. For example, 12 core licenses are required for a 12-core instance. For customers with processor licenses, each processor license is equivalent to 16 core licenses.

Windows Server Standard edition: Licenses must be used either on-premises or in Azure, but not at the same time. The only exception is on a one-time basis, for up to 180 days, to allow you to migrate the same workloads to Azure.

Windows Server Datacenter edition: You can use any number of Windows Server VMs on an Azure dedicated host if you allocate Windows Server Datacenter licenses with active SA or subscription for all the available physical cores on that Azure server.

To learn how to deploy Windows Server VMs in Azure with Azure Hybrid Benefit, follow the steps in Explore Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows VMs. One way to activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for a Windows Server VM is to check the box under Licensing during VM creation, as shown in the following screenshot.

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