License Windows Server DataCenter Edition for Virtual server host

[k-strider]

Hi this one i have been thinking about for a while... we currently use Hyper-V and we have Data Center Licenses on our OVS subscription licensed as per the physical server host correctly by core count, which means we can run unlimited Windows VM on that Host.  

 

Question can we buy the Data center license for the new host we are about to buy but put Proxmox on it for example as the Hyper visor and still run the windows VMs licensed because of the data center license?  or does the host have to run Windows server and Hyper-V to count?

[cw80]

Licensed for the host cores, host does not have to be Windows, Microsoft have a document related to this: https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/guidance/Windows-Server-Virtualization-Technologies

[KK20]

With DC (or STD) you are licensing the virtual operating systems with DC not the hypervisor software, crack on!  It just so happens that with the DC you can also run server 20xx on your host too if you so wish.

 

There is also the "newer license per vOSE" now , this has different rules based on the cores allocated to the vOSE and ignores the total host cores completely (and doesnt license the host).  Ive not priced this up so have no idea how competitive it is vs DC.  I imagine for the price DC is for schools, not so much, unless you have hosts with mega core count!

[k-strider]

thanks Guys that makes everything much more interesting when i get my new Hyper-Visor server