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Q1: NO, every Windows 2012 on each physical or virtual machines should be individually licensed.<br />
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Q2: it is technically possible. two approaches: 1. back up only host files including the VM files. 2. back up both host files and shared files of guest OS (VMs).
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Q1: NO, every Windows 2012 on each physical or virtual machines should be individually licensed.


Q2: it is technically possible. two approaches: 1. back up only host files including the VM files. 2. back up both host files and shared files of guest OS (VMs).

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Q1: I got the Win 2012 from Microsoft, Download and Key. &nbsp;Do I need to buy 2 more keys or two more downloads and keys?<br />
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Q2: point 2 will backup everything? &nbsp;I do not need to set-up individual back-ups for the Guests?
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Q1: I got the Win 2012 from Microsoft, Download and Key.  Do I need to buy 2 more keys or two more downloads and keys?

Q2: point 2 will backup everything?  I do not need to set-up individual back-ups for the Guests?

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good to know the new licensing model of Windows 2012 and thanks for sharing the information.
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good to know the new licensing model of Windows 2012 and thanks for sharing the information.

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I am planning the following scenario: one physical machine, quad core, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB HD, one Win 2012 host with Hyper-V and Backup, two guest OS, one for the DC and the other one for Exchange. &nbsp;The client has 10 workstations, 12 users and about 100 GB of data.<br />
Q1 - Will my Win 2012 Standard license cover 1 host + 2 guests (3 licenses)<br />
Q2 - The Backup installed on the host backs up what and how to make sure all 3 machines are fully backed up on one external 1 TB if possible.
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I am planning the following scenario: one physical machine, quad core, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB HD, one Win 2012 host with Hyper-V and Backup, two guest OS, one for the DC and the other one for Exchange.  The client has 10 workstations, 12 users and about 100 GB of data.
Q1 - Will my Win 2012 Standard license cover 1 host + 2 guests (3 licenses)
Q2 - The Backup installed on the host backs up what and how to make sure all 3 machines are fully backed up on one external 1 TB if possible.

Virtual Win 2012 scenario with one host and two guest OS

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Microsoft Virtual Server was a virtualization solution that facilitated the creation of virtual machines on the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Virtual machines are created and managed through a web-based interface that relies on Internet Information Services (IIS) or through a Windows client application tool called VMRCplus. Features included Linux guest operating system support, Virtual Disk Precompactor, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), x64 host operating system support, the ability to mount virtual hard drives on the host machine and additional operating systems support, including Windows Vista, and a volume shadow copy writer.

Microsoft Virtual Server

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.