RE: [Xen-users] How do I get Windows licenses for virtual machines?

[Nathan Eisenberg <nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's not a licensing program I am aware of that does what you want using the 
desktop product lineup.  For what you are doing, it sounds like a server OS 
(server 2008 web if your application is appropriate for that OS), a SPLA, plus 
some business arrangements (equipment is sold to your company for $1 at the 
start of the contract, and the customer has an optional $1 buyback at the close 
of the contract) are required.

Best Regards,
Nathan Eisenberg


> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anthony Wright
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:29 AM
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] How do I get Windows licenses for virtual
> machines?
> 
> I'm having real problems trying to negotiate through Microsoft to be
> able to find a license that I can buy for a Windows XP Pro or Windows 7
> Pro DomU, that allows the following things:
> 
> 1) There is no Windows OEM license for the hardware as Linux is the
> Dom0
> O/S and we only install a Windows DomU on a small proportion of boxes
> 
> 2) Normally the customer owns the hardware not us
> 
> We've just started shipping a product that requires this setup, and
> have
> investigated Volume Licensing - but that requires an OEM license for
> the
> box. SPLA licensing but that requires an OEM license & the box to be
> owned by us.
> 
> The only option I've had offered by Microsoft is buying retail boxed
> licenses, and while I'll go down that route if I have to, it's the most
> expensive solution, and it's going to be a real administration headache
> with loads of retail boxes and keys flying around.
> 
> Has anybody else had this problem before, and if so do you have any
> suggestions. I really am tearing my hair out on this one.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Anthony Wright.
> 
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