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I will setup a host server to host 4 VMs via MS Server 2012 Hyper-V Role. I am also considering to setup a failover server to &quot;mirror&quot; the &nbsp;host server. <br />
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Does this mean that I will have to buy the same amount of server licenses and CALs running on the VMs for the failover server? That's gonna be lots money!<br />
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Please kindly clarify<br />
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Thanks<br />
Jack
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I will setup a host server to host 4 VMs via MS Server 2012 Hyper-V Role. I am also considering to setup a failover server to "mirror" the  host server. 

Does this mean that I will have to buy the same amount of server licenses and CALs running on the VMs for the failover server? That's gonna be lots money!

Please kindly clarify

Thanks
Jack

VM Failover server, questions about licenses

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.