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Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter 2 Core

Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter 2 Core

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About Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter 2 Core

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is the edition for dense virtualization, failover clusters and software-defined datacenters. This 2-core license covers 2 physical cores. Datacenter follows the same core rules as Standard: license every physical core, with at least 8 per processor and 16 per server. Smaller packs top up servers above the minimum, so a host with two 10-core processors needs 16 cores plus two 2-core packs, 20 in total.

Once every core is licensed, Datacenter allows unlimited Windows Server virtual machines and Hyper-V containers on that host. This is the key difference from Standard, which covers only two VMs per full set of core licenses. Datacenter suits hosts running many VMs or clusters where VMs move between nodes. Windows Server 2022 CALs for each user or device are still required and are not included.

Datacenter-only features in Windows Server 2022 include Storage Spaces Direct, shielded virtual machines with Host Guardian Hyper-V support and the Network Controller for software-defined networking. Datacenter hosts also activate Windows Server guests through Automatic Virtual Machine Activation. This license is for Datacenter, not Datacenter: Azure Edition, which is a separate edition for Azure and Azure Local. Security updates continue until October 14, 2031.

Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter 2 Core FAQ

No. Datacenter: Azure Edition is a separate edition that runs on Azure and Azure Local, and it adds features such as hotpatching and SMB over QUIC in 2022. This product is the standard Datacenter edition for your own physical servers.
There is no licensing limit on Windows Server VMs once every physical core of the host is licensed. The practical limit is your hardware: processors, memory and storage. Hyper-V containers are also unlimited.
No. Every server needs at least 16 core licenses, and 8 per processor. The 2-core pack is for adding cores above that minimum, for example licensing an 18-core server with 16 cores plus one 2-core pack.
Yes. Storage Spaces Direct is a Datacenter-only feature, so each server in the cluster must run Windows Server 2022 Datacenter with all of its physical cores licensed. Standard servers can still use Storage Spaces on local disks, just not the clustered version.
No. You need a Windows Server 2022 or later CAL for each user or device that accesses the server. Remote Desktop users additionally need RDS CALs, available at /rds-cal/rds-cal-2022. Choose user CALs for people with several devices and device CALs for shared machines.

Datacenter 2 Core

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