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Windows Server Virtualization Calculators

The Windows Server Virtualization Calculators provide two ways to estimate the number and cost of Windows Server Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition licenses needed for your virtualization scenarios to help you determine the most cost-effective edition of Windows Server.

Calculator 1 is designed to estimate the licenses and cost of Windows Server by editions and numerous Microsoft server products on a single, physical server. Calculator 2 is designed to estimate the licenses and cost of only Windows Server by edition for one or multiple physical servers.

The calculators are pre-populated with the US dollar Open agreement Estimated Retail Prices that you can update with your organization's prices for more accurate estimates.

Calculator 1

Calculator 1 lets you interactively build virtual machines running multiple Microsoft server products to estimate the licenses and costs for Windows Server by edition (Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter) and many Microsoft server products. It starts with configuring your server based on virtualization technology, sockets and clustering requirements, and then builds the virtual machines.

 

Calculator 2

Calculator 2 provides two ways to estimate the number and cost of Windows Server Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition licenses needed for your virtualization scenarios to help you determine the most cost-effective edition of Windows Server.

You can use one of two models; grouping servers by the # of processors and average # of VMs, or listing each of the servers individually.

With option A (green chart), you can enter the number of servers by processor (socket, not core) count with the average number of virtualized instances of Windows Server that will run on each server.

With option B (blue chart), you can enter the processor (socket, not core) count and number of virtualized instances of Windows Server for each individual server.

Disclaimer

The software will show prices in US Dollars or in the currency you select from the list provided and the prices you input. The default prices for the Microsoft server product(s) you select represent an estimated retail price on March 1, 2008 for Open Business Agreements. The prices shown do not include any applicable taxes. Any amounts should not be considered as a commercial proposal or offer from Microsoft. Microsoft provides this material solely for informational purposes and actual prices and payment terms may vary.

This software is intended to assist you in making decisions concerning deployment. However, you should not rely on this software as the sole basis for your decisions. This software does not estimate capacity, so the estimate is not a guarantee that the server or virtualization technology you select will be capable of running the virtual machines in your scenario. The software uses information you provide which Microsoft does not test or verify, and is unable to factor into account hardware or other software programs you may be running, errors in the operation of the software, or other reasons.

Microsoft does not set final prices for licenses acquired through resellers. Final prices and payment terms for licenses acquired through resellers are determined by agreement between the customer and its reseller. The final estimate provided by the software does not include Client Access Licenses or device licenses that may be required to access the server.

Microsoft endeavors to ensure the accuracy of the report but it is possible that the report may contain errors. Refer to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Product Use Rights for more information.

For final pricing, more information about Volume Licensing or to order software licenses, contact an authorized Microsoft Reseller. In the United States, call (800) 426-9400 or visit the Microsoft Licensing Program Resellers page.

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