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Standard Edition provides rights for up to two OSEs or Hyper-V containers when all physical cores in the server are licensed. For every two additional VMs, all the cores in the server have to be licensed again.
The Microsoft Evaluation Center brings you full-featured Microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on Microsoft. System Center 2016.
As I understand it (how could I possibly misunderstand a MS licensing scenario), I should be able to install 2 VMs (Win2k STD) with my license, if so, how/where do I get the iso to install the guest os?
I've tried the evaluation iso and changing the key fails.
I've tried ripping the OEM install disc to ISO and the install was working until it errored during the install process about failing to copy source media (I'm retrying now.)
Thanks
Edit: Slowing the speed of the DVD to ISO conversion to 4x solved the problem.
This is for a new server install not replacing any legacy server or data. Got a new Dell server with no installed OS and separately purchased a Windows Server 2016 Dell ROK version, at a great total price. I've never installed a ROK version of any Microsoft OS before, does it pre-install Dell software and drivers? The server hasn't been delivered yet but I'm trying to get a head start on planning as the deployment window timeframe is short.
My super duper meticulous and foolproof action plan:
Install hard drives, rack the server
Set up RAID
Set up hypervisor (Win 2016 Standard GUI with Hyper-V)
Update all hardware firmware (RAID, BIOS, etc) from the Hyper-V host. (or better from a driver CD?)
Install all Dell Windows drivers on the hypervisor.
Install backup, monitoring & AV software on the hypervisor
Set up VM guest OS (Win 2016 Standard) for AD, DHCP, DNS
Update all Dell Windows drivers on the VM guest
Install monitoring & AV software on the VM guest
Dell Server 2016 Iso Download Free
Looks right? I will receive the Win Server 2016 ROK installation media in the mail first, so hopefully I can start setting up the guest VM in my lab hypervisor without needing to activate (I believe ROKs activate via the BIOS like OEMs). Since it's a ROK version, I wonder if it will even install in a Hyper-V VM. What do you guys think?