Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Standard

Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Standard: per-device licence for VM-based desktops in existing environments

Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Standard is a per-device access licence for virtual Windows desktops in a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment based on Windows Server 2008 R2. The Remote Desktop usage rights included are limited to VM-based desktops that are permanently assigned to individual users or come from a shared pool. The product is intended for existing VDI environments of this generation in which additional devices are to be licensed.

Licence scope

The device used to access the virtual desktops is licensed, regardless of which user is working on it. In a VM-based deployment, each desktop runs as a separate virtual machine on a Hyper-V host. Session-based desktops and individual applications that several users share on a Remote Desktop Session Host are not covered by the licence scope of VDI Standard.

As with Remote Desktop client access licences, activation takes place via an activated licence server, whose Product ID is required to provide the activation data. Separate virtualisation rights are required for the Windows client operating system in each virtual machine, for example via Windows VDA; these are not included, nor are the licence for Windows Server, any Windows Server CALs that may be required, installation media, virtual machines or the setup of the infrastructure.

Difference from Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Premium

VDI Premium extends the licence scope with Remote Desktop usage rights for session-based desktops and applications as well as App-V for RDS. If the same devices are to use sessions on a Remote Desktop Session Host in addition to VM-based desktops, choose Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Premium.

Buy Windows Server 2008 (R2) VDI Standard: licence and scope of delivery

You select the number of licensed devices via the product variant: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 750 or 1,000. The devices accessing the environment are counted, not the concurrent connections. The quantity in the basket remains at one. The scope of delivery includes:

• the VDI Standard licence for Windows Server 2008 (R2) for the selected number of devices
• the License Server ID (SPK) and the License Key Pack ID (LKP) for activation on the licence server
• activation instructions (see Activating RDS CALs and VDI licences and Guides and FAQ)

Delivery is digital once your payment has been received. For the activation data, we need the Product ID of your activated licence server; it is not a Windows product key. You submit the Product ID with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal using your order number and billing email address. The License Server ID and License Key Pack ID are then available there for your order.

If you have any questions about activation on the licence server, our Support team is available around the clock by email. For larger environments, offers for businesses, schools and public authorities are available in the B2B Area. You will find server licences and access licences in the category Windows Server and under Operating Systems.