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Learning Hyper-V

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Learning Hyper-V

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning Hyper-V
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

VDI scenarios and licensing options


The following are the most frequently asked questions, from customers implementing a VDI environment. It will help you better understand the options for licensing a VDI environment. Remember, all the following scenarios apply to other VDI software using the Windows Client VMs:

  • The company has a hundred devices accessing the VDI environment and 150 users. How many VDA licenses does this company need to acquire?

    The VDA license is associated to the device. In this case, the company has the option to enable the SA in the contract. If not, the company will have to acquire 100 VDA licenses.

  • The company has the VDI environment already licensed. This company is using RDS to support the VDI environment and is planning to use a Session Host for some applications. Is there any other license to acquire?

    Yes. The RDS for the Session Host must be licensed apart from the VDI environment. For a Session Host, an RDS CAL must be acquired.

  • The company has 150 users. 100 users...