The following are Briefs/Documentation for proper licensing of Windows Operating Systems in Virtual Environments. In other words, if you are doing either of the following:
- Virtualizing Windows Server operating systems and running them in production
- Virtualizing & hosting Windows client operating systems (2000/XP/Vista/7/etc.) and running them in virtual machines, either in VDI or in instances on a desktop
…you should probably review these documents from our Volume Licensing site. Licensing Windows when in virtual machines has some very important differences in comparison to licensing Windows on physical machines. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/volbrief.mspx
DOWNLOADS:
- Licensing Windows Server 2008 to Run with Virtualization Technologies
- Licensing Windows Vista for Use with Virtual Machine Technologies
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