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Sathiya Moorthy Karan
Sathiya Moorthy Karan

Reputation: 35

BYOL - Use own windows Server License in AWS

I have a valid license for windows server 2012 standard.I wanted to use this license in AWS.

Can I opt for dedicated instance or selecting a dedicated host is a must.

While creating an Instance, Is there any option to choose the physical server with two sockets.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1925

Answers (1)

John Rotenstein
John Rotenstein

Reputation: 269971

There are three types of Tenancy options available for Amazon EC2:

  • Shared: Other AWS accounts might also have instances on the same host
  • Dedicated: Only your AWS account will have instances on the same host
  • Dedicated Host: The host is fully dedicated to your use

When launching Shared or Dedicated instances, the hourly cost of running the Amazon EC2 instance will include the cost of the Operating System.

When launching instances on a Dedicated Host, there is no charge for the instance itself (nor the Operating System) because you pay for the whole Dedicated Host.

Dedicated Hosts are commonly used for Bring Your Own Licensing for both Operating Systems and Software. A Dedicated Host also has visibility of Sockets and Physical Cores that can be used to manage licensing for server-bound software that is licensed per-socket or per-core.

See: Comparing Dedicated Hosts to Dedicated Instances

However, Dedicated Hosts are very big and are typically used to run multiple instances on the Host.

Bottom line: It is not worthwhile using a Dedicated Host for a single Windows license. Just launch a normal Shared-Tenancy instance.

Upvotes: 2

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