Licensing difference b/w VMware and Windows
Need to understand best config can be used for licensing to be done for all windows VMs. Like XP, Win7,Win 8,Win 2003,Win 2008,Win 2012.
How can we minimize licensing cost for Windows running on VMs.
Any best config to be done for CPU
How can we minimize licensing cost for Windows running on VMs.
Any best config to be done for CPU
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In general, licenses are downgradable. So you buy a 2012 R2 license and you can use whatever edition / version equal to or lower than the license purchased.
The host doesn't matter - VMWare or Hyper-V, the licensing is the same.