Windows Server 2019 | Product & License

Windows Server 2019 - is the cloud ready operating system by Microsoft. It is based on the Windows 10 platform and bridges on-premises environments with Azure services, enabling hybrid scenarios that maximize existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system and brings numerous innovations on four key themes: Hybrid Cloud, Security, Application Platform, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI). System Insights is a new feature available in Windows Server 2019 and brings local predictive analytics capabilities natively to Windows Server. These predictive capabilities, each backed by a machine-learning model, locally analyze Windows Server system data, such as performance counters and events. System Insights allows you to understand how your servers are functioning and helps you reduce the operational expenses associated with re-actively managing issues in your Windows Server deployments. Microsoft Windows Server evolves your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Today, most business owners face daily challenges in running their businesses. Windows Server 2019 is designed to help the most difficult challenges can include managing the highest level of security.

Licensing & Pricing Overview

A Core license must be assigned to each physical core in the Windows Server Standard & Datacenter edition, with a minimum of 8 Core licenses per processor, and a minimum of 16 Core licenses per system. For example, a single processor with 4 cores requires 16 Core licenses, and a 4-processor server with 8 cores on each processor requires 32 Core licenses. 

• Standard edition: When all cores on the server are licensed (subject to a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses per server), Standard has rights to use two OSEs or two Hyper-V containers and unlimited Windows Server containers.

• Datacenter edition: When all cores on the server are licensed (subject to a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses per server), Datacenter edition has rights to use unlimited OSEs, Hyper-V containers, and Windows Server containers.

To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi-cloud environments, Windows Server transitioned from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing for Datacenter and Standard editions. For specific pricing, contact your Microsoft Partner/Reseller.

1. CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. See the Product Use Rights for details.

2. Datacenter and Standard edition pricing is for 16 core licenses for our listing also.

3. Pricing is shown in USD and may vary from country to country. Please contact us for a quote if you need more then 16-core license.

Known Issue: Applicable for Windows Server 2019 Evaluation version to Retail & Licensed version Conversion only. In-case you have installed Windows Server Evaluation version (downloading OS from Microsoft Evaluation center and installed your system already) in your test environment and after a while you want to bring that server on your production & work without losing any data, so you need to activate your server as licensed version, on that case you may need to follow some extra step. To converting a Windows Server Evaluation version to Retail & Licensed version server please check, how to: Convert Evaluation to Retail version. Please note: You will need a Brand New & valid Retail license, If you haven't it, you can order from us. 

Recommended Hardware Requirements

• • A minimum of 1.4 GHz 64-bit EMT64 or AMD64 processor. Quad Core Recommended for production systems.
  • Support for security features like NX Bit and DEP (Data Execution Prevention).
  •  The processor should support CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchWNeeds.
  • Needs to Support EPT or NPT (Second Level Address Translation).

• • 3 times the RAM size limited up to 32 GB. Which means 96 GB (32×3 = 96 GB).
  • Additional disk space of 10-12 GB for additional roles and features installed based on server roles. For 32 GB Systems with GUI (96 + 12 = 108 GB).
  • Additional 10 GB is required for Windows Updates. So, 108 GB +10 GB = 118 GB for 32 GB Systems.
  • 10 GB extra space for miscellaneous files and logs (Perfmon, Server Trace, etc.) (128 GB for 32 GB Systems).
  • Any Disk Space requirements for applications that are installed on the OS partition are additional. For example SQL, Exchange, SharePoint MS-CRM, etc.

• • Needs to be a PCI Express Compliant Disk Controller.
  • ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE are not supported for either boot, page, or data.

• • 512 MB ECC supported Memory Modules.
  • 800 MB for VM Installations, post-installation, reduce RAM to 512 MB.

• • Support of UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware with support for secure boot.
  • Trusted Platform Module.
  • Graphics Accelerator device and monitor, capable of SVGA (1024 x 768) minimum. 1080 p monitors or higher-resolution recommended.
  • Input devices such as a Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing devices).
  • Internet access to download Windows Updates where the tenant is managing the updates.

• • Minimum a Gigabit Ethernet adapter with 1 Gbps throughput.
  • Needs to be PCI Express Compliant hardware.
  • Support for Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE). As you may know, Wireless Devices cannot be used to boot from the network.