Windows Server 2016 Standard is for physical or minimally virtualised environments.
Licensing for Windows Server 2016 Standard is Core-based (i.e. based on the number of cores in the server). A minimum 16 core licenses is required for each server. Core licences are sold in packs of two. Your order must be for a minimum of 8.
CALs are required.
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.
Number of 2-core pack licences needed
(Minimum 8 cores/processor; 16 cores/server)
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Physical cores per processor
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Number of
processors
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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1
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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2
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8
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8
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8
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8
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10
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4
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16
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16
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16
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16
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20
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