Windows Server 2016 Datacenter VMs running on Hyper-V Server 2016

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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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  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
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  look for answer of putch in this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
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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

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asked 1 hour ago

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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 putch in this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
  – boboes
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
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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

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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

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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 putch in this thread: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…
  – boboes
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  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
  

  
  
  
  

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 | 

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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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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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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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up vote
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up vote
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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.

share|improve this answer

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Humberto Castellon

484111

answered 1 hour ago

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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.

share|improve this answer

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484111

answered 1 hour ago

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