Unsolved where to find free hyper-v product key
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I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
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@Dashrender said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch I think this installation was Server 2012 R2 (standard) with the Hyper-V role enabled. Not a straight Hyper-V installation.
This. What is the straight hyper-v download called?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2016
Even your link has Evaluate in it. I posted about this months ago. Thought I don't recall what the conclusion was.
Perhaps it is that MS is just trying to make everything hard and trying to trick people into buying something else, when what they want is the free software.
It's always said that. It's a permanent evaluation. Always has been. There is no other version of Hyper-V.
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@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
Newer? You never deploy anything except current. Never. So only 2016.
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@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
In that case, you download Hyper-V 2016, wipe and reload the box with your new download, then install the 2008 R2 VM using your OEM key. Remember though, you can't move that VM to another host, not granted by the OEM license.
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@Dashrender said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
In that case, you download Hyper-V 2016, wipe and reload the box with your new download, then install the 2008 R2 VM using your OEM key.
Correct
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@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Dashrender said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch I think this installation was Server 2012 R2 (standard) with the Hyper-V role enabled. Not a straight Hyper-V installation.
This. What is the straight hyper-v download called?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2016
Even your link has Evaluate in it. I posted about this months ago. Thought I don't recall what the conclusion was.
Perhaps it is that MS is just trying to make everything hard and trying to trick people into buying something else, when what they want is the free software.
It's always said that. It's a permanent evaluation. Always has been. There is no other version of Hyper-V.
Well iut no longer says it is a permanent evaluation though on that page like it used to. It does not have an expire date either, but it is listed differently than it was for 2012 R2
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@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Dashrender said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch I think this installation was Server 2012 R2 (standard) with the Hyper-V role enabled. Not a straight Hyper-V installation.
This. What is the straight hyper-v download called?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2016
Even your link has Evaluate in it. I posted about this months ago. Thought I don't recall what the conclusion was.
Perhaps it is that MS is just trying to make everything hard and trying to trick people into buying something else, when what they want is the free software.
It's always said that. It's a permanent evaluation. Always has been. There is no other version of Hyper-V.
Well iut no longer says it is a permanent evaluation though on that page like it used to. It does not have an expire date either, but it is listed differently than it was for 2012 R2
Yeah, that didn't help with the confusion. It's not limited, though. So the lack of limit leaves it open ended.
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@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Dashrender said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch I think this installation was Server 2012 R2 (standard) with the Hyper-V role enabled. Not a straight Hyper-V installation.
This. What is the straight hyper-v download called?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2016
Even your link has Evaluate in it. I posted about this months ago. Thought I don't recall what the conclusion was.
Perhaps it is that MS is just trying to make everything hard and trying to trick people into buying something else, when what they want is the free software.
It's always said that. It's a permanent evaluation. Always has been. There is no other version of Hyper-V.
Well iut no longer says it is a permanent evaluation though on that page like it used to. It does not have an expire date either, but it is listed differently than it was for 2012 R2
that was what I was meaning.
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@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
That is completely false.
You are 100% allowed to migrate it to a VM.
But that VM must always remain on that physical box.
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
WHAT?!?!
Yes you can! you can definitely put it in a VM, but only on that same hardware.
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@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
That is completely false.
You are 100% allowed to migrate it to a VM.
But that VM must always remain on that physical box.
Yeah I was adjusting it when you replied.
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
I don't believe that that is true. The VMs are stuck on the hardware, but the OEM License works just fine with them. I've never heard of there being any issue virtualizing an OEM copy of a Server OS.
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
That is completely false.
You are 100% allowed to migrate it to a VM.
But that VM must always remain on that physical box.
Yeah I was adjusting it when you replied.
That's what you get for being slow.
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@scottalanmiller said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
That is completely false.
You are 100% allowed to migrate it to a VM.
But that VM must always remain on that physical box.
Yeah I was adjusting it when you replied.
That's what you get for being slow.
LOL
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
I have a physical server with a COA for Server 2008 R2. It's the one that has two product keys on it. One for the host and one for the VMs.
I want to virtualize it, but would rather go with a newer version of Hyper-v.
That COA is stuck with the hardware, you aren't allowed to migrate it into a VM.
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
that's not true - that's IMPOSSIBLE
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@DustinB3403 said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
You'll have to purchase licensing with downgrade rights to be able to create 2008 R2 VM's.
There is basically no such thing as purchasing licensing with downgrade rights. All volume licensing has it. The only license model that does not is OEM.
No one should ever be buying OEM server licensing today.
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The server has the COA on it. I'm wiping the server and installing Hyper-v on it and creating a VM that the server is licensed for.
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@JaredBusch said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
No one should ever be buying OEM server licensing today.
Or in the past really, either.
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@Mike-Davis said in where to find free hyper-v product key:
The server has the COA on it. I'm wiping the server and installing Hyper-v on it and creating a VM that the server is licensed for.
Perfect. Hyper-V 2016 with a 2008 R2 VM is perfectly good.
