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Thanks Scott and Cliff. &nbsp;That was the answer I was hoping for.<br />
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Thanks again,<br />
Jose
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Thanks Scott and Cliff.  That was the answer I was hoping for.

Thanks again,
Jose

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Hello,<br />
I am preparing to upgrade AD from 2008 R2 to 2016 and will be deploying dedicated physical Domain Controllers with no need for Hyper-v or other virtualization. &nbsp;Can I use 2016 Server Standard licensing or is there any advantage to using Data Center licensing?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Jose
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Hello,
I am preparing to upgrade AD from 2008 R2 to 2016 and will be deploying dedicated physical Domain Controllers with no need for Hyper-v or other virtualization.  Can I use 2016 Server Standard licensing or is there any advantage to using Data Center licensing?
Thanks,
Jose

2016 Standard or Data Center License for Domain Controller

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