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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (2 cores)

Vendor
Microsoft
Edition
Datacenter
Version
2016
Licensed by
2 cores
Language
Multilingual

Perpetual licence · transferable · with documents

Price on request

We’ll send you a quote within 4 working hours.

  • Delivered by email within 5 working days (and to your account, if you have one).
  • Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00.

Card payment via maib, on the bank’s secure page.

What you get

  • The licence.The electronic licence certificate, showing the number of cores or CALs you bought.
  • The installation kit.A link to download the vendor's installer.
  • The instructions.Installation and activation steps for the product you bought.
  • The invoice.A tax invoice, made out to the details entered at checkout.
  • The licence documents.The licence's proof-of-origin paperwork. Keep it with your accounts; it is what you show if your company goes through a software audit.

About Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (2 cores)

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (2 cores) is a perpetual licence for 2 cores: you pay for it once and it never expires. It activates online, and you download the installation kit from the vendor, at the link we send you.

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter is the operating system for your company's server: shared files, accounts and access rights, centrally installed applications, remote work through Remote Desktop. The licence covers 2 cores. The server is licensed on all its physical cores, with a minimum of 8 per processor and 16 per server, so a server needs at least 16 licensed cores. The Datacenter edition allows unlimited virtual machines on the licensed server. On top of the server, every person or device that connects needs a CAL.

How to activate

  1. Download the installation kit from the link in the email.
  2. Install Windows Server in the edition you bought.
  3. Enter the key and activate online.
  4. Keep the licence certificate and documents together with the invoice.

If activation doesn't go through, write to us or call us during working hours and we'll help.

Requirements and compatibility

Requirements and compatibility for Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (2 cores)
Licence typeVolume, electronic certificate
Licensed byCore (2 cores)
ValidityPerpetual, no expiry date
TransferabilityTransferable, with the licence documents
ActivationOnline
TypeFull version
InstallationFrom the vendor's kit, with a download link
Architecture64-bit
LanguageMultilingual (you choose the language at installation)
Product codes (P/N)9EA-00128
Microsoft extended supportuntil 12 January 2027

Questions about Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (2 cores)

How many cores do I need to license?

Every physical core in the server, but at least 8 per processor and 16 per server. A server with two 12-core processors means 24 cores, which is twelve 2-core packs.

User CAL or Device CAL?

User CALs when people work from several devices (laptop, phone, a computer at home). Device CALs when several people take turns on the same computer. You can mix both types on the same server.

When will I get the licence?

Within 5 working days of payment, by email (and in your account, if you have one).

What documents do I get?

A tax invoice, made out to the details entered with the order, and the licence’s proof-of-origin documents. Companies also receive the invoice through e-Factura.

What if activation doesn't work?

Write to us or call us, Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00, and we'll help you activate the licence. If the licence itself won't activate, we send you another one or refund its price.

Can I return the licence?

Until you receive it, you can cancel the order. Once delivered, the licence can't be returned: at checkout you asked for delivery before the withdrawal period ends and confirmed that you can no longer withdraw after delivery. If the licence itself won't activate, we replace it or refund its price. The details are in ‘Delivery, payment and returns’.

Delivery, payment and returns

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