Program guide microsoft services provider license agreement. We can provide most microsoft software licensing on a monthly basis through the spla program. About microsoft services provider license agreement the microsoft services provider license agreement spla is for organizations that want to offer hosted software and services to end customers, such as web hosting, hosted applications, messaging, collaboration, and platform infrastructure. Once downloaded from microsoft, vmware cloud on aws. While microsoft has some great things in store, this article is unfortunately about a spla price hike they have planned for january 1st, 2018, and another one. Are you allowed to run nano server with spla licensing. As windows server datacenter permits an unlimited number of instances of the server software to run in virtual oses, in multiserver installations with vmware vmotion, and system center virtual. Download your licensed products instead of ordering physical media. Volume licensing customers can license their server applications onpremises and in the cloud on a qualified service providers shared hardware environment for specific applications.
Vmware validated design for softwaredefined data center. It is the ideal solution for all companies that offer hosted services to third parties, including infrastructure as a service iaas providers, cloud service providers csps, application service. Microsoft services provider license agreement spla is for service providers and isvs who want to license eligible microsoft products to host software services and applications to end customers. Table 1 summarizes our understanding of changes to windows server licensing. The savings from having a host server is lost by the license cost. Spla partners have the ability to deliver a customized service with a flexible cost structure, no. Service providers and isvs can license eligible microsoft products every month for a threeyear agreement term to host software services and applications for their customers through spla. As i understand it, you have 4 data centre licesnes. The microsoft spla licensing rules for windows server apply irrespective of the virtualization technology. The spla supports a variety of hosting scenarios to help you provide highly customized and robust solutions to a wide set of customers. Test ie11 and microsoft edge legacy using free windows 10 virtual machines you download and manage locally. Vmware has a spla with microsoft and is now working through pricing and packaging details for selected microsoft products, with details to be.
Hence, customers who subscribe to desktops from a thirdparty hoster will need to pay microsoft for a windows vda license for each device accessing windows client virtual machines in the datacenter. Additionally, hosters need to ensure they isolate the hardware. Microsoft licenses windows for virtual desktops by access device. In some situations, you can use your own valid microsoft volume licenses but there are numerous restrictions. Spla provides the license rights to host specific microsoft products monthly for a threeyear term, as outlined in the microsoft service provider use. Microsoft services provider license agreement microsoft volume licensing 2. Use the dxc technology spla calculator to determine the number of windows server 2016 licenses you need and the estimated costs for your required licenses. Sql server 2017 is offered in standard, enterprise and web editions. Hyperv windows vmware windows, mac parallels mac before installing, please note. Microsoft server software and supported virtualization environments. Windows server 2016 licenses on vmware virtual machines.
Microsoft changed their licensing again on april 1 st, 2012. Considerations for licensing windows server on vmware cloud on aws. Licensing windows server for use with virtualization. How microsoft sql 2014 licensing in a vmware environment works is explained. Microsoft sql 2012 licensing in a vmware environment. Spla upcoming microsoft spla pricelist changes dxc. Software licensing spla program with the service providers license agreement spla, sujata helps service providers and isvs sell license software products of microsoft, symantec, vmware, citrix, check point and others on a monthly basis to provide hosted software services and. Heres a list of resources i think are worth checking out. So the first four vmware vms can be licensed using those keys.
Cloud platform suite cps this is the baby of the spla. Microsoft is again trying to fool customers by increasing the vm count while also increasing the size of the vms. Find sql server 2017 licensing rules in the october 2017 spur. Access all your licensing information in one location. Download your products at no charge through the microsoft volume licensing service center vlsc instead of ordering. Pay attention to the number of instances running on each host. Lets ignore the cost of cal for the sake of simplicity you need to buy cals under existing 2012 licensing too anyway and take in to account the list price of a windows to compare the effect of. The microsoft software products included in the program are available for licensing through two models, per user subscriber access license and per processor cpu license. Licensing program that enables microsoft products to be used for commercial hosting.
With a spla license agreement the customer reports the monthly peak usage of each microsoft product they make available to. As i understand it, if you are running hyperv with a dc license, then all the windows vms you run on that system are licensed. Not all pertain to spla specifically, but in the world of it. To learn more, download the spla program guide pdf, 4. We currently package our virtual machines for four different virtualization software options. These licenses are provided on a monthly basis and are easily provisioned. The new year and 2018 spla price changes from microsoft. Kms activation vs clients vs spla microsoft community. Reporting requirements service providers must submit either a monthly use report or a zero use report to the spla reseller within ten days. Microsoft sql 2014 licensing in a vmware environment vmguru. Microsoft sharepoint server is licensed per sal named user if the running instance of the software is used for sites providing internal facing content.
Licensing the windows desktop for vdi environments microsoft. How to use sql enterprise 2012 under a service provider licensing agreement spla january 19, 2012 all about the core key sql 2012 update for spla partners. More and more microsoft sql servers are being deployed virtually in a vmware environment, but how can you license them correctly. The volume licensing service center vlsc gives you easy access to. Backup features and applications for the virtual machines do not count, nor do. How to calculate microsoft license vmware communities. Brand representative for microsoft just wanted to go back and update this thread to let you know there is now new options in this scenario. With the spla, service providers and isvs can license eligible microsoft products on a monthly basis, during a threeyear agreement term, to host software services and applications for their customers. Vmware has a spla with microsoft and is now working through pricing and packaging details for selected microsoft products, with details to be available soon.
With spla service provider license agreement, you have access to the most current versions of microsoft software for one simple monthly price. With the general availability of sql server 2012, the changes around sql licensing are live. Microsoft licencing spla media downloads solutions. Microsoft service provider license agreement spla deliver tailored it services to your customers through a dedicated or shared hosting environment the microsoft spla is the licensing agreement under which you can grant access to your microsoft apps to users. Services provider license agreement spla the services provider license agreement spla allows an organization to license microsoft products and use them to provide software services to its customers. To learn more about spla read the spla program guide and the spla reference card. Spla is the original microsoft term for service provider license agreement and regulates the pay per use terms and conditions for microsoft customers. With this criterion, for example, having a server with 48 cores and 8 vms with 6 cores, i would have to pay licenses for 8x48 384 cores. For the hoster, this helps enhance its spla reporting and better understand. Standard will allow 1 instance, datacenter will allow unlimited. Microsoft makes further claims in this slide here that vspp pricing rises exponentially while spla rises linearly. Vmware esxesxi, microsoft system center virtual machine manager, virtuozzo.
I wonder what the difference in cost is over 5 years for a standard server 2012 license with lets say 15 cals, versus going the spla route. Hi can some one point me in the correct direction, we have an spla microsoft agreement and i need to know how to download the media for what ever software i use, i think you can download the open volume licence media from eopen to use with spla is this correct. Give your customers the most current and capable microsoft platform. Download sql server 2017 for windows software from the volume licensing service center vlsc, or get sql server 2017 on linux from the linux deployment experience. My howto license windows 10 for use in virtualization environment including multitenant and cloud hosting use rights covers the windows 10 licensing aspects and points to where you can get your vms. The vmware cloud provider program is comprised of vmware softwareasaservice offerings and our global ecosystem of vmware service provider partners. Windows server core licensing can be found by downloading the windows. This sku is licensed by physical processor and follows the same logic as windows virtualization mentioned above. That is, access to servers that provide content, information, and applications that are limited to internal users. Windows 10 with legacy microsoft edge and internet explorer 11.
Products available to license via the services provider license agreement spla are priced on a monthly basis. Support for spla customers is provided under the spla agreement by the spla hoster. I looked at the official spla documents as well from microsoft and this looks correct to me not that i doubted the op. Based on the same size vm, vspp pricing increases linearly as the vm count rises. But if you are running vmware, those windows vms would need normal licensing. You have a cluster of 5 vmware esxi microsoft hyperv hosts each with 2 x 16core intel e54667 or an intel e78860 range of cpus per server. Windows server datacenter edition requires all physical cores to be licensed in order to run unlimited virtual machines or windows hyperv containers. Microsoft services provider license agreement program. View your relationship summary and license summary details.
Licensing windows server for use with virtualization technologies. Visit the solutions hub spla system center cms suite license replaced by component licenses. Microsoft vdi licence spla ms licensing spiceworks. Solved microsoft licensing with vmware esxi spiceworks. Formerly vspp, the vcloud air network program is the cornerstone of vmware s vcloud initiative, providing service providers with an opex strategy for investing in vmware infrastructure, on a consumption payment model. Therefore, you pay only for what you made available to your customers in the previous month. Service provider license agreement spla program sujata. For example, microsoft office does not have license mobility rights. Licensing windows server for use with virtualization technologies and moving instances section.