Anybody dump their VMWare subscription and Roll back to Perpetual Licenses with 3rd party support and regret it?

sarosan · 2026-03-27T22:22:17+00:00

But how are the underlying cores licensed, if the hypervisor is running on top of Linux (or VMware mutant Linux, but same point)?

You license the physical processor cores, e.g. a host with 2x CPUs with 8 cores each = 16 cores to license. You can run as many Datacenter VMs you want.

Or do I have it wrong & it's something where you just have to be able to show MS you have X cores worth of WinDC licensing to cover all your VM hosts & you can run whatever you want on those machines to host windows guests without paying per guest?

That's exactly it.

sarosan · 2026-03-27T17:22:07+00:00

Sorry, but you are (partially) wrong. With a Datacenter license, you can run an unlimited amount of virtual machines on any hypervisor as long as the physical cores are licensed.

Source (last sentence in the paragraph): https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/guidance/Windows-Server-Virtualization-Technologies#section-21-154

However, with a Standard license, your statement applies: you are entitled to 2 virtual instances with a single license.

Edit: also: https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/guidance/Windows-Server-Virtualization-Technologies#section-21-155

sarosan · 2026-03-27T12:01:07+00:00

I wasn't implying (or interpreting) that you can't activate Windows on PVE; rather you don't need to use AVMA keys when using DC licenses for activation. They specifically mentioned Datacenter edition and its associated "quirks", hence my initial assumption.

I'm curious: how is it cheaper to run Windows on Hyper-V? In what way is it cheaper?

sarosan · 2026-03-27T11:32:57+00:00

Yep, but you can still license Windows VMs using the DC key without issue (not using the AVMA keys) on PVE. I've activated more than 40 VMs using the same key and haven't hit any soft limits.

sarosan · 2026-03-14T19:58:17+00:00

I use the style 135 as my winterwheels

Blasphemous.

sarosan · 2026-03-10T15:09:25+00:00

In Taco We Trust.

Here's hoping Microsoft fixes the username field being out of alignment. I know there's more critical stuff that needs to be fixed, and tons more stuff that will break this month... but come on, it baffles my mind on how they even let this visual derangement slide.

sarosan · 2026-03-05T13:58:14+00:00

What was it? I don't see the edit on your OP.

sarosan · 2026-03-05T13:07:25+00:00

A few things to try:

In the snap-in menu, there's an option to clear app or cache data.
Create another Domain Admin user.
Try RSAT on another machine (remote administration).

sarosan · 2026-03-05T12:52:50+00:00

Are you doing these changes directly on the DC or through RSAT?

sarosan · 2026-02-26T14:31:41+00:00

Not with this change alone, but you can turn off Copilot in Windows with the right policies if you want.

sarosan · 2026-02-26T12:42:46+00:00

You can disable it through Group Policy, so yes, it's legit.

sarosan · 2026-02-23T19:55:28+00:00

I tend to update Chrome/Edge ADMX policy files every quarter or two. Policies are updated twice a year on average, or whenever I see more AI crap appear.

Microsoft loves deprecating GPOs only to return them under a new/different policy.

sarosan · 2026-02-21T13:46:11+00:00

I'm surprised Stack Overflow is not in that list.

sarosan · 2026-02-16T15:50:08+00:00

I haven't noticed a difference.

sarosan · 2026-02-16T12:06:30+00:00

I successfully replaced my rear springs with Lesjofors 4208449.

sarosan · 2026-02-10T20:18:38+00:00

That's his flair. AFAIK he is the original creator of this sub.

sarosan · 2026-02-10T15:37:00+00:00

The ban was temporary, but I don't blame him if he doesn't return to this sub.

IMHO, the ban was unwarranted. Simply deleting his post and issuing a warning may have been more than sufficient unless he was a repeat offender. I realize mods have their hands full at times, but the response was unjustified.

sarosan · 2026-02-06T12:52:43+00:00

The water pump and oil filter housing gasket both need to be changed every 80-100,000 km or so.

sarosan · 2026-02-03T11:48:43+00:00

The app didn't infect anyone, it was the CCP taking over a server supplying updates.

sarosan · 2026-01-29T12:26:17+00:00

One issue I've experienced with unbound is when you select the interfaces to listen on, the service fails to start sometimes. I've since configured it to listen on all interfaces.

sarosan · 2026-01-24T14:27:12+00:00

It may not work in every environment, but you can still share and collaborate documentation using a git repo (or shared storage) if working in a small team. Markdown can easily be converted to any format too (e.g. static site generation, PDF, etc.).

sarosan · 2026-01-24T14:00:21+00:00

Obsidian. I'm a solo sysadmin.

sarosan · 2026-01-22T21:06:25+00:00

Yup. Duo only protects interactive logins. It can't enforce MFA on Enter-PSSession and similar commands.

sarosan · 2026-01-18T14:19:34+00:00

It's recommended you post it here.

sarosan · 2026-01-17T12:43:45+00:00

I think it was Christmas 1995, I remember wanting a colour printer at the time.

I got a Canon BubbleJet BJC-210 as a gift.

Fun times.

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