Microsoft VDA?
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I've read and re-read Microsoft licensing terms but I simply can't figure out what I need.
This is what I'm trying to figure out:
Scenario 1
- I want to install a Windows 10 Pro VM on a linux host.
- One user will access the VM from their raspberry pi using RDP.
What MS licenses do I need to get? Cost?
Scenario 2
- I want to install a Windows 10 VM on a linux host.
- One user will access the VM from their Windows 10 Pro OEM PC using rdp.
What MS licenses do I need to get? Cost?
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From what I can tell, both scenarios are the same.... Windows without SA. So each device (accessing FROM) requires a VDA at $100/year.
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@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
From what I can tell, both scenarios are the same.... Windows without SA. So each device (accessing FROM) requires a VDA at $100/year.
Okay, that makes sense. But what about the linux host? Is that covered by the VDA license as well?
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@pete-s said in Microsoft VDA?:
@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
From what I can tell, both scenarios are the same.... Windows without SA. So each device (accessing FROM) requires a VDA at $100/year.
Okay, that makes sense. But what about the linux host? Is that covered by the VDA license as well?
The Linux host doesn't access the VM, so it does not need an access license unless you plan to use the VM locally in addition to using it remotely.
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@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
@pete-s said in Microsoft VDA?:
@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
From what I can tell, both scenarios are the same.... Windows without SA. So each device (accessing FROM) requires a VDA at $100/year.
Okay, that makes sense. But what about the linux host? Is that covered by the VDA license as well?
The Linux host doesn't access the VM, so it does not need an access license unless you plan to use the VM locally in addition to using it remotely.
No, no local access on the host.
I was thinking about licensing for the Windows 10 VM itself. Not the remote access to it. Is that included in the VDA license?
Or put another way - do I use the Windows VDA license to install / activate the Windows 10 VM?
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@pete-s said in Microsoft VDA?:
I was thinking about licensing for the Windows 10 VM itself. Not the remote access to it. Is that included in the VDA license?
Or put another way - do I use the Windows VDA license to install / activate the Windows 10 VM?I believe that you have to buy a normal copy of Windows 10 / 11 in that case (Retail or VL). Which is just a one time cost.
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Otherwise, if it were free, you would just pop Hyper-V onto any PC and avoid buying the OS license (when used remotely.)
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@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
Otherwise, if it were free, you would just pop Hyper-V onto any PC and avoid buying the OS license (when used remotely.)
Possibly but I wouldn't call it free if you need the VDA license.
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@pete-s said in Microsoft VDA?:
@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft VDA?:
Otherwise, if it were free, you would just pop Hyper-V onto any PC and avoid buying the OS license (when used remotely.)
Possibly but I wouldn't call it free if you need the VDA license.
Kinda, but that's only an access license and only remote. You need some other license for it to be local separately.
