Licence on up to 2 virtual machines

A single licence of Windows Server 2012 standard entitles you to use that
licence on up to 2 virtual machines on that same physical server. In each case you can use the same

Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Standard let you have up to 2 virtual machines (VOS : Virtual OS) per 2 CPU (Physical CPU).
So if you have a physical server with 1 or 2 CPU : Using 1 single Widows Server 2012 Standard will let you  create 2 virtual machines with Windows Serve 2012 Standard or earlier.
Don't forget that this limit is legal, no physical. You can create as many VMs as you want while the physical hardware permits it, only 2 VMs will be legally licensed
Regards, Samir Farhat Infrastructure and Virtualization Consultant || Virtualization, Cloud, Azure ? Follow and Ask here https://buildwindows.wordpress.com

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    http://www.christowles.com/2010/10/how-to-encrypt-vmware-vm-running.html
    http://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/395
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