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Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition as virtual Remote Desktop Server advice

Hi,
 I would like to create a  Windows 2016 remote desktop server as a virtual machine running on Windows Hyper-V Server 2012.
 The machine will join the domain a member server with other servers

It seems that Windows 2016 Server Essential Edition would be the cheapest way to do it because it does not require Windows Client Access Licenses.  

I am wary of low level restricted Small Business type licenses. What is your experience using

a) Windows 2016 Server Essential Edition as  Virtual Machine?
 
b)  Windows 2016 Server Essential Edition Remote Desktop Server  as Virtual Machine
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Essential can't be use as remote desktop (terminal) server and Can't be joined to domain.
Essential is a equivalent to Small Business Server with single Master domain schema, so it must be a single DC and can;t be joined to other domain.