To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi cloud environments we transitioned from processor based licensing to core based licensing for windows server 2019 datacenter.
Windows server licensing explained.
Microsoft windows server operating system os licenses when a customer purchases a windows server os license windows server 2016 datacenter edition for example they receive a license that allows them to install the operating system onto the server.
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Failure to do so may cause you to have to repurchase new licenses with software assurance instead of paying the cheaper software assurance renewal price.
Windows remote desktop services rds licensing windows remote desktop services formerly known as windows terminal services is built into windows server but you will still need to get a separate windows rds user cal for each client that will access terminal services in your charity or organization.
Total of required oses the total number of operating system environments oses to be run on the server s.
Host specification since the windows server 2019 datacenter and standard editions are licensed by physical core this tool requires information about the number of servers hosts the number of cpus per server and the number of cores per cpu.
The rds cal replaces the older terminal.
Windows server 2019 licensing explained.
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