HI,

we have server colo and we want to use windows server,

we contact a SPLA service provider,

it list a lot of MS software,

i want to ask,

if i want to offer windows hosting server,

which one we needto choose?

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Win Compute Cluster Ed All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL
Win Compute Cluster Svr All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL
Win OEM Svr Ent W/OHyperV All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Win OEM Svr SAL W/OHyperV All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Win OEM Svr Std W/OHyperV All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Win Rghts Mgt Svc CAL All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Win Rghts Mgt Svc CAL WinNT All Languages Lic/SA Pack MVL User CAL
Win SBS Prem All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 5 Clt SAL
Win SBS Std All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 5 Clt SAL
Win Svr Dtcntr wo HypV All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Win Svr Ent w/o Hyper-V All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Win Svr Ent w/o Hyper-V All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Win Svr Std w/o Hyper-V All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Win Svr Std w/o Hyper-V All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Win Trmnl Svcs CAL All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL
Windows OEM Svr Ent All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Windows OEM Svr SAL All Languages Lic/SA Pack MVL
Windows OEM Svr Standard All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Windows Svr Datacntr All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Windows Svr Datacntr All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL Unauthenticated 1 Proc
Windows Svr Ent All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Windows Svr Ent All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Windows Svr for Small Bus All Languages Lic/SA Pack MVL 5 Clt
Windows Svr Std All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Windows Svr Std All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL
Windows Vista Business All Lng Upg/SA Pack MVL SAL
Windows Web Server All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc
Fulfillment Media (one of CD or DVD Per Product)
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thanks

Hi, if your using Windows 2008 you have a few options.

1) are you going to use Hyper-v for virtualization? ie (Virtual machines) if Yes then you want Windows Svr Datacntr All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc as you can use this key for all your virtual machines on that server, you pay per CPU so if your Machine has 2 CPU's you will need to pay the fee twice.

2) if your not using Hyper-V/Virtual machines, then are you going to be using MS SQL? if Yes then you want to still use DC edition (Win Svr Dtcntr wo HypV All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc) or Standard Edition (Windows Svr Std All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL SAL)

3) if your not going to use SQL then you can use Windows Web Server All Lng Lic/SA Pack MVL 1 Proc

Even Windows Web Server 2008 can install MSSQL now.