Hyper-V in Azure

Gabriel Moraes 160 Reputation points
2024-04-24T11:56:58.94+00:00

Hello!

When I create a VM in Azure with the ability to activate Hyper-V and create Windows Server VMs in that Hyper-V, do I need to add licenses to those VMs or will they be automatically licensed?

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  1. deherman-MSFT 33,626 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-04-24T15:48:00.66+00:00

    @Gabriel Moraes

    This would all be dependent on the OS that is hosting Hyper-V. If you are using Windows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition, it does not include free licensing for hosting nested VMs. As you can see in the table here:

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    If you use one of the Standard or Datacenter (non Azure Edition) versions the rules would be the same on-premise or in the cloud. See Locks and Limits section:
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  1. Alex Bykovskyi 1,831 Reputation points
    2024-04-25T17:17:42.4633333+00:00

    Hey,

    As mentioned, you should use non-Azure licenses to License Azure VMs and run nested Windows VMs on top. In addition, you should use instances which support nested virtualization. Might help: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/nested-virtualization-in-azure/

    https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/nested-virtualization-in-azure-with-starwind-vsan

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