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Our VM host has 2 processor sockets. &nbsp;We want to build 2 SQL servers and want to put 2 sockets (2 cores in each socket) per SQL server VM. &nbsp;See attached also that lists our server specs. <br />
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Can we order one 8 core license?<br />
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Is there a document guideline on this?<br />
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Our VM host has 2 processor sockets.  We want to build 2 SQL servers and want to put 2 sockets (2 cores in each socket) per SQL server VM.  See attached also that lists our server specs. 

Can we order one 8 core license?

Is there a document guideline on this?

VM SQL server license.

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.