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Windows Server 2016: is the cloud-ready operating system (OS) that delivers new layers of security and Microsoft Azure-inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power your business. Windows Server 2016 gives you the power to prevent attacks and detect suspicious activity with new features to control privileged access, protect virtual machines (VMs), and harden the platform against emerging threats. It delivers new ways to deploy and run your applications, whether on-premises or in Azure, using new capabilities such as Windows containers and the lightweight Nano Server deployment option.
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Release Type : Latest version 02/15/2018 License Type : Retail version (Digital License) Build Number : 11636692 Product Name : Windows Server 2016 Product version : Essentials(2CPU), Standard (16-Core) or Datacenter (16-Core)
Delivery Method : Online Delivery (Email)
Brand : Microsoft Language(s) : English - for different language message us Media Format : Digital (ISO DVD Image) - Direct download from Microsoft Bit Version : 64-bit OS Released Update : 1/12/2017 Licensing: To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi-cloud environments, we transitioned from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing for Windows Server 2016 Datacenter and Standard editions. For details: processor-based licensing to core-based licensing. Listed Standard & Datacenter License are 16-Core License and Essentials for 2CPU. Please visit here if looking for Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Services CALs.
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Windows Server 2016 is a server operating system
developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of
operating systems, developed concurrently with Windows 10.
The first early preview version (Technical Preview) became
available on October 1, 2014 together with the first
technical preview of System Center. Windows Server 2016
was released on September 26, 2016 at Microsoft's Ignite
conference and became generally available on October 12,
2016. Available Editions are as follow for the core
Operating System.
Windows Server 2016 available on three editions, based on an organization size, virtualization and datacenter requirements (a Foundation edition as it was in Windows Server 2012 is no longer offered by Microsoft for Windows Server 2016):
- Datacenter edition is ideal for highly virtualized and software-defined datacenter environments.
- Standard edition is ideal for customers with low density or non-virtualized environments.
- Essentials edition is a cloud-connected first server, ideal for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices. Essentials is a good option for customers currently using the Foundation edition, which is not available with Windows Server 2016.
The editions are suitable for the following application areas:
| Edition | Ideal for... | Visualization rights | Licensing model | Client Access Licenses | RAM Limit | CPU Limit | Pricing & Licensing |
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| Essentials | Small businesses with basic IT requirements; very small or no IT department | no, one physical or one virtual installation | CPU-based |
CALs not required * (limited to 25 users / 50 devices) | 64 GB RAM | max. 2 CPUs |
 
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| Standard | For all companies that require advanced features and virtualize to a lesser extent | 2 virtual machines ** or 2 Hyper-V Container | Core-based Core-based |
CALs required CALs required |
24TB RAM 24TB RAM |
512 Cores 512 Cores |
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| Datacenter | For all companies with high requirements on IT workloads with large number of virtual systems | unlimited virtual machines and Hyper-V Container |
- (*) An RDS CAL is required to access Remote desktop. Please visit here for: Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Service CALs
- (**) The Windows Server Standard Edition license allows 2 OSEs (Operating System Environments) when all physical cores are licensed.
- (***) CALs are required for every user or device, which connects directly or indirectly to a server. Details can be found on the Microsoft website in the area Client Access Licenses and Management Licenses.
- Our
Standard edition included 10 user cals with 16-Core CPU and Datacenter edition 16-Core and 25 user cals integrated with the License. No cal required for Essentials edition but it's limited by 25 user and 50 device only.
Edition comparison by physical / virtual instances
Windows Server 2016 instances can be operated in either a physical
operating system environment (POSE) or a virtual operating system
environment (VOSE):
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Edition Running instances in POSE Running instances in VOSE Essentials 1** 1** Standard 1* 2 Datacenter 1 unlimited
(*) When a customer runs all the allowed virtual instances, the physical instance can only be used to manage and maintain the virtual instances.
(**) Essentials can be run in a physical or virtual operating system environment.
Edition comparison by server rolesThe Windows Server 2016 editions differ in the following server roles:
Serverrolle Datacenter/Standard Essentials AD Certificate Services ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured (1) AD Domain Services ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured (2) AD Federation Services ✔ ✔ AD Lightweight Directory Services ✔ ✔ AD Rights Management Services (3) ✔ ✔ Application Server ✔ ✔ DHCP Server ✔ ✔ DNS Server ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured Fax Server ✔ ✔ File Services ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured (4) Hyper-V ✔ - Network Policy & Access Services ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured Print & Document Services ✔ ✔ Remote Access ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured (5) Remote Desktop Services (6) ✔ - (7) UDDI Services ✔ ✔ Web Server (IIS) ✔ ✔ automatically installed/configured Windows Deployment Services ✔ ✔ Windows Server Update Services ✔ -
(1) Limited to the setting up of certification authorities - other features of the Active Directory Certificate Services (Network Device Enrollment Services, Online Responder Service)) are not available. More information can be found in the description of the AD CS role on TechNet.[4]
(2) Must be the root of an ADDS domain structure and must own all operating master roles.
(3) Access requires an additional AD RMS CAL.
(4) Data deduplication is not available.
(5) Limited to 50 RRAS connections and 50 IAS connections; DirectAccess and VPN are supported.
(6) Access requires an additional RDS CAL (exception: using the Remote Web Access feature of the Essentials Edition).
(7) Only RD Gateway service is installed and configured, other remote services (including RD session host) are not supported.
Edition comparison by new features
The Windows Server 2016 editions differ in the following features:
Feature Essentials Standard Datacenter Core functionality of Windows Server - ✔ ✔ OSEs / Hyper-V containers - ✔ 2 ✔ unlimited Windows Server containers - ✔ unlimited ✔ unlimited Host Guardian Service - ✔ ✔ Nano Server - ✔ * ✔ * Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica - - ✔ Shielded Virtual Machines - - ✔ Networking stack - - ✔
Processor Requirements:
1 . 1.4 Ghz 64-bit
processor or faster
2 . Compatible with x64 instruction set
3 . Supports NX, DEP, CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, PrefetchW and
Second Level Address Translation (EPT or
NPT)
RAM Requirements:
1 . 512 MB of RAM or
greater
2 . ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology
3 . Disk Space Requirements:
4 . 32GB or greater
2 . ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology
3 . Disk Space Requirements:
4 . 32GB or greater
Network Requirements:
1 . Ethernet
adapter with at least gigabit throughput
2 . complient with PCI-E architecture
3 . Support for Pre-boot Execution Environment
(PXE)
Other Requirements for certain features:
1 . UEFI 2.3.1c based system
2 . Firmware that supports secure boot
3 . Trusted Platform Module
4 . Graphics device and monitor capable of 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
5 . Keyboard and Mouse
6 . Internet Access
2 . Firmware that supports secure boot
3 . Trusted Platform Module
4 . Graphics device and monitor capable of 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
5 . Keyboard and Mouse
6 . Internet Access
Question: How do i install the required server cals (not RDS CAL) on the server after installing the OS for the local user and device access?
Answer: With Windows Server 2016, there is no software to install in order to add CALs. But you should have the CALs as required your environment, And you will get a piece of paper or soft copy (your invoice) that indicates you've purchased the required number of CALs and that's it. There is no key on the user cal license itself, only a tracking ID as Microsoft/Sellers reference only to keep the record which server sold with CALs for Microsoft internal inventory. On your end nothing to do without paying the payment and from our end we will mark the server sold with user cal for microsoft inventory.
Microsoft trust you blindly when your server licensed. Like: A Licensed Windows Server 2016 without any user cal will serve same as 500 or more user cals included server but that's not legal, So you should have the CALs as required your environment or production server. Please note: Remote Desktop Service which required additional & different type CAL which you must install on the RDS Licensing server. Please visit here for Windows Server 2016 RDS Licensing. Still not clear or looking more cals integrated server? Contact US
“To license a physical server, all physical cores must be licensed in the server. A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor in the server and a minimum of 16 cores is required to be licensed for servers with one processor.”
References
Client Access Licenses and Management Licenses (www.microsoft.com)
Windows Server 2016 - System Requirements (www.technet.microsoft.com)
Active Directory Certificate Services (www.technet.microsoft.com)
Windows Server 2016 - Feature-Unterschiede (www.microsoft.com)