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Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
On this page, you can find information for a particular product or product family. This information is taken directly from the Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights and the Microsoft Product List for Volume Licensing documents.

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Product Use Rights

For specific details on a particular product, and how that product may be deployed and used, customers should review the Definitions and General Use Rights and Restrictions for each applicable Microsoft software and product.
Note: Not all software and products may have rights and restrictions, also known as "exceptions", per product category.

Product List
The Microsoft Product List for Volume Licensing provides information monthly about Microsoft software and Online Services licensed through Microsoft Volume Licensing programs.

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Windows Server™ 2012 Datacenter 09/12 SRV 50 125 100 75 75 50 25 50 100 50 50 A P OL/OV A  
Note: If the cell for the product is blank then the product is not currently offered in the program.
*For Select Plus only the ‘L’ and three year values for ‘L&SA’ / ’SA’ will be used.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

License grants associated with change in licensing model for Windows Server Datacenter: Windows Server 2012 Datacenter will be licensed under a new licensing model under which each license can cover up to two physical processors. Volume licensing customers with active Software Assurance for Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses on September 1, 2012 or as of the date of first availability of Windows Server 2012 for download on the Volume Licensing Service Center, whichever is earlier, (“Qualifying Licenses”) will be permitted to upgrade to and use Windows Server 2012 Datacenter software in place of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. To facilitate this upgrade, for every two Qualifying Licenses the customer has, the customer will be deemed to be granted one Windows Server 2012 Datacenter processor license upon availability of Windows Server 2012.
  • If a customer has an odd number of Qualifying Licenses then the customer will need to round down to the nearest even number to determine its grant. For example, a customer that has three Qualifying Licenses will be deemed to be granted a total of one Windows Server 2012 Datacenter license.
  • Licenses acquired under this grant include Software Assurance coverage. Such coverage expires when the corresponding coverage on the Qualifying Licenses expires.
  • If customers acquired perpetual rights to use software under Qualifying Licenses, the licenses acquired under this grant are likewise perpetual; otherwise, licenses acquired under this grant expire when the underlying Qualifying Licenses would have expired.
  • Upon upgrade to Windows Server 2012 Datacenter under this grant, the customer’s Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Qualifying Licenses no longer will be valid.
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses subsequently acquired under the same enrollment term as part of an Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription, Open Value Subscription or EES customer’s scheduled true-up process are also Qualifying Licenses for purposes of the forgoing grant.
  • Windows Server Datacenter single processor licenses acquired after September 1, 2012 with Software Assurance coverage are also Qualifying Licenses for purposes of the forgoing grant.
  • Notwithstanding the grant of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter licenses, and any upgrade to that version, obligations to pay amounts due and owing for the Qualifying Licenses and coverage remain in full force and effect.
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter – 1-Processor License SKU;Windows Server 2012 is moving to a Processor plus CAL licensing model, with each license covering 2-processors. The offering # P71-01031 was unintentionally included on the September price list and should not be used for any program other than SPLA. This offering only covers a single processor; customers purchasing it will not be covered by the current use rights. This SKU should only be used by SPLA customers. The correct offering for all programs other than SPLA is # P71-07280. Customers who already acquired the offering # P71-01031 see the migration grant above.

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter: You may run an instance of Windows Server Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard or Essentials (the same or any earlier version) in place of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter in any of the OSEs on your licensed server.

Please remember: The terms and conditions of your volume license agreement, and the product use rights documented in that agreement, govern your use of products licensed from Microsoft. While we have endeavored to facilitate your access to and understanding of the product use rights through this online tool, your use of this site should not serve as a substitute for reading and understanding your volume license agreement. We will work to keep the contents of this site consistent with the governing volume license documentation, but in the case of conflicting content, you should refer to the terms and conditions of your agreement.

If you acquire licenses under the GSA our GIA programs, please contact your reseller or Microsoft licensing executive for the applicable license agreement/product use rights.

Note, because of the way that the Product Use Rights are designed, some provisions may appear that relate to other products, as noted in these pages.

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