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I misread something or I'm doing a terrible mistake here, hopefully you guys can help me.
I have set up a Hyper-V Server 2016 on my physical machine (or bare metal as it's called) which has 1 processor with 4 cores.
Afterwards, I connected with Hyper-V Manager and I set up 2 VMs and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in both of them. So far so good.
However, when I set up a 3rd VM and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in it, Windows said that my key is already used in another machine.
But... I thought I can create unlimited VMs with the Datacenter edition... right?
What am I doing wrong?
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I misread something or I'm doing a terrible mistake here, hopefully you guys can help me.
I have set up a Hyper-V Server 2016 on my physical machine (or bare metal as it's called) which has 1 processor with 4 cores.
Afterwards, I connected with Hyper-V Manager and I set up 2 VMs and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in both of them. So far so good.
However, when I set up a 3rd VM and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in it, Windows said that my key is already used in another machine.
But... I thought I can create unlimited VMs with the Datacenter edition... right?
What am I doing wrong?
virtual-machines hyper-v windows-server-2016 licensing hyper-v-server-2016
asked 1 hour ago
Dimitris Siakavelis
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Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
look for answer ofputchin this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
– boboes
1 hour ago
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I misread something or I'm doing a terrible mistake here, hopefully you guys can help me.
I have set up a Hyper-V Server 2016 on my physical machine (or bare metal as it's called) which has 1 processor with 4 cores.
Afterwards, I connected with Hyper-V Manager and I set up 2 VMs and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in both of them. So far so good.
However, when I set up a 3rd VM and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in it, Windows said that my key is already used in another machine.
But... I thought I can create unlimited VMs with the Datacenter edition... right?
What am I doing wrong?
virtual-machines hyper-v windows-server-2016 licensing hyper-v-server-2016
asked 1 hour ago
Dimitris Siakavelis
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I misread something or I'm doing a terrible mistake here, hopefully you guys can help me.
I have set up a Hyper-V Server 2016 on my physical machine (or bare metal as it's called) which has 1 processor with 4 cores.
Afterwards, I connected with Hyper-V Manager and I set up 2 VMs and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in both of them. So far so good.
However, when I set up a 3rd VM and installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter in it, Windows said that my key is already used in another machine.
But... I thought I can create unlimited VMs with the Datacenter edition... right?
What am I doing wrong?
virtual-machines hyper-v windows-server-2016 licensing hyper-v-server-2016
virtual-machines hyper-v windows-server-2016 licensing hyper-v-server-2016
asked 1 hour ago
Dimitris Siakavelis
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Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
look for answer ofputchin this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
– boboes
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
look for answer ofputchin this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
– boboes
1 hour ago
Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
look for answer of
putch in this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…– boboes
1 hour ago
look for answer of
putch in this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…– boboes
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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What you did wrong is adding the key. Which you needed because... ah.
- You should have installed Datacenter on Hyper-V. With a proper key that would auto activate any VM on it. Hyper-V on the host is not beneficial licensing wise in most cases, and technically means no auto activation.
- There is pretty much zero benefit from installing Datacenter on a VM. Benefits are mostly licensing, on a level that is not useful outside of the host (due to the host on Datacenter auto activating client VMs).
That sort of sums it up.
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Humberto Castellon
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answered 1 hour ago
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
What you did wrong is adding the key. Which you needed because... ah.
- You should have installed Datacenter on Hyper-V. With a proper key that would auto activate any VM on it. Hyper-V on the host is not beneficial licensing wise in most cases, and technically means no auto activation.
- There is pretty much zero benefit from installing Datacenter on a VM. Benefits are mostly licensing, on a level that is not useful outside of the host (due to the host on Datacenter auto activating client VMs).
That sort of sums it up.
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
What you did wrong is adding the key. Which you needed because... ah.
- You should have installed Datacenter on Hyper-V. With a proper key that would auto activate any VM on it. Hyper-V on the host is not beneficial licensing wise in most cases, and technically means no auto activation.
- There is pretty much zero benefit from installing Datacenter on a VM. Benefits are mostly licensing, on a level that is not useful outside of the host (due to the host on Datacenter auto activating client VMs).
That sort of sums it up.
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
What you did wrong is adding the key. Which you needed because... ah.
- You should have installed Datacenter on Hyper-V. With a proper key that would auto activate any VM on it. Hyper-V on the host is not beneficial licensing wise in most cases, and technically means no auto activation.
- There is pretty much zero benefit from installing Datacenter on a VM. Benefits are mostly licensing, on a level that is not useful outside of the host (due to the host on Datacenter auto activating client VMs).
That sort of sums it up.
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
What you did wrong is adding the key. Which you needed because... ah.
- You should have installed Datacenter on Hyper-V. With a proper key that would auto activate any VM on it. Hyper-V on the host is not beneficial licensing wise in most cases, and technically means no auto activation.
- There is pretty much zero benefit from installing Datacenter on a VM. Benefits are mostly licensing, on a level that is not useful outside of the host (due to the host on Datacenter auto activating client VMs).
That sort of sums it up.
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
edited 1 hour ago
Humberto Castellon
484111
484111
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
answered 1 hour ago
TomTom
45.5k541115
45.5k541115
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
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Datacenter VMs on (free) Hyper-V-Servers isn't the best option. You confuse activation keys, licensing on OS level and so on, I think
– Lenniey
1 hour ago
look for answer of
putchin this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…– boboes
1 hour ago