Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter
Licenses acquired on or after April 1, 2012 and existing licenses with active
Software Assurance as that date each cover up to two physical processors on a
server. Customers can refer to the April 2012 or later Product Use Rights for
details
Customers licensed for Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter with active
Software Assurance as of April 1, 2012 have the rights to use the following
products subject to the product use rights for Core Infrastructure Server Suite
Datacenter:
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
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System Center 2012 Datacenter
In order to acquire Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter licenses,
customers must have signed an Enrollment for Core Infrastructure.
Software Assurance renewal Offer for Windows Server Datacenter and System Center
Datacenter Customers
Customers who have licenses with active Software Assurance for all the products
in Table C below may, upon expiration of that coverage, acquire Software
Assurance for Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter without acquiring the
underlying Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter licenses.
Table C |
Windows Server Datacenter |
System Center Datacenter |
For each set consisting of two qualifying Windows Server Datacenter licenses and
one qualifying System Center Datacenter license, customers may acquire Software
Assurance for one license of Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter.
Customers who license and use Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter under
this offer may no longer use software under their qualifying licenses. Licenses
and Software Assurance acquired under a subscription agreement do not qualify
for this offer.
Step Up from Windows Server Datacenter to Core Infrastructure Server Suite
Datacenter
Customers may step up from Windows Server Datacenter to Core Infrastructure
Server Suite Datacenter by acquiring the appropriate Step Up license for Core
Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter. Customers must have active Software
Assurance for their Windows Server Datacenter license in order to acquire the
Step Up license. For every two qualifying licenses that the customer has the
customer may acquire one Step Up license for Core Infrastructure Server Suite
Datacenter . Customers’ right to use software under the Core Infrastructure
Server Suite Datacenter license is conditioned on customers’ fulfillment of any
remaining payment obligations for the qualifying product license. Customers’
Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter license supersedes and replaces the
underlying qualifying product license.
Qualifying Product |
Step Up To |
Windows Server Datacenter |
Core Infrastructure Server Suite Datacenter |