Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Server License through the Microsoft Open Business Program Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 consists of a Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Operating System License and a Windows HPC Pack 2008 R2 license for each server in the cluster (commonly referred to as head nodes or compute nodes). Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite is the third version of Microsoft’s solution for high performance computing (HPC). Built on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit technology, Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite makes it easier than ever for companies to benefit from high-performance computing. HPC Pack is the successor to the Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack which provides additional software for job scheduling, management, and high-speed networking.LicensingWindows HPC Server 2008 R2 is licensed per server. The software is licensed based on the number of instances of server software that you run. You may run, at any one time, one instance of the server software in one physical operating system environment and one instance in one virtual operating system environment on the licensed server.
If you run both permitted instances at the same time, the instance of the server software running in the physical operating system environment may be used only to:
Run hardware virtualization software.
Provide hardware virtualization services.
Run software to manage and service operating system environments on the licensed server.
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