Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition – includes unlimited virtual instances of the operating system environment (VMs / OSEs) and Hyper-V Containers on the licensed physical server

License Requirements:
All physical cores in the Server must be licensed (Hyperthreading (SMT) does not count as actual physical cores)
A minimum of 8 cores must be licensed for each processor
A minimum of 16 cores must be licensed for each Server

Licensing Calculator:
Number of physical processors in the server 2 processor(s)
Number of physical cores per processor 32 physical cores per processor
Total of 64 cores need to be licensed

License Requirements:
Base License Required Windows Server Datacenter (16 core) 1
Additional Cores To Be Licensed 48
Additional Licenses Required for Compliance
Windows Server Datacenter Additional License (16 core) 3

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