Windows Server Datacenter 2012

Dear Team,
We are using VM esxi 5.5 and we have bought volume License from microsoft for Datacentre 2012 R2. My concern is "how many 2012 data centre system I can create on VM with this License".
Can I install 2012 enterprise /Standard or other version with this volume License.

Please refer to:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f2c60e7d-1f29-4251-929e-2c2c58c19eaa/windows-2012-license-downgrade-to-windows-server-2008-r2-licensing-on-vmware?forum=winserver8gen
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/briefs/win2008-virtual.aspx
Don
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