Windows Server
Licensing Comparison
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| Windows Server | Version/Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 2022 Standard | 2022 Datacenter | 2019 Standard | 2019 Datacenter | 2019 Essentials | 2016 Standard | 2016 Datacenter | 2016 Essentials |
| Processing Power | 16 core minimum | 16 core minimum | 16 core minimum | 16 core minimum | 1-2 CPU | 16 core minimum | 16 core minimum | 1-2 CPU |
| CALs | Per User/Device | Per User/Device | Per User/Device | Per User/Device | Per User/Device | Per User/Device | ||
| VM Support | 2 VMs (per fully licensed host) | Unlimited | 2 VMs (per fully licensed host) | Unlimited | 2 VMs (per fully licensed host) | Unlimited | ||
| Core Functionality | ||||||||
| Hybrid integration | ||||||||
| OSEs/Hyper-V isolated containers | 2 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | ||
| Windows Server Containers | Unlimited | Unlimited | ||||||
| Storage Migration Service | ||||||||
| Storage Replica | Limited to single Storage Replica volume up to 2TB | |||||||
| Software-defined networking | ||||||||
| Software-defined storage | ||||||||
| Host Guardian Service | ||||||||
| Nano Server | ||||||||
| Shielded Virtual Machines | ||||||||
| Networking stack | ||||||||
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