All physical cores are required to be licensed
Each physical processor is required to be licensed with a minimum of 8 physical cores
Each physical server is required to be licensed with a minimum of 16 physical cores
A minimum of 8 licenses (16 cores) must be purchased for each server
Unlimited VMs are covered when all cores are licensed
Microsoft System Center Datacenter Annual License. Datacenter has unlimited virtualization rights. System Standard is limited to 2.
Requirements:
To purchase this software, a department must be enrolled in the Microsoft Licensing Program.
