Dell ROK Microsoft WS Datacenter 2025 - 16 cores & Unlimited VMs*Must be invoiced with a server to qualify for promo price.* ** Pricing while stocks last. **
This is a Dell ROK (Reseller Option Kit) OEM license for Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Datacenter edition, the base 16-core license — Microsoft licenses Windows Server per physical CPU core with a hard minimum of 16 cores per server regardless of how few cores the actual hardware has, so this base license is the entry point for licensing any Dell server under the Datacenter edition. Datacenter is Microsoft's top server-OS tier, and its headline feature over the cheaper Standard edition is unlimited Windows Server virtual machine (Hyper-V) rights on the licensed host — Standard caps a server at 2 VMs per license stack, while Datacenter removes that limit entirely, the whole reason organisations running dense virtualization pay the premium for it.
Datacenter edition also unlocks features Standard doesn't include at all: Storage Spaces Direct (software-defined hyperconverged storage), Storage Replica, Shielded Virtual Machines, and Software-Defined Networking — genuine enterprise infrastructure capabilities, not just 'more VMs.' Being a ROK license means it's an OEM license tied to and activated against the specific Dell server it's purchased with — it isn't a retail/volume license that can be moved between machines, which is why the listing notes it must be invoiced together with a qualifying server to get the promotional pricing. 'Pricing while stocks last' reflects that ROK licenses are typically sold as a finite allocation tied to Dell's own purchasing terms with Microsoft, not an always-available SKU.
Online price incl. VAT
Availability: Stock Pending
Licensing
- Product: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Datacenter
- License Type: Dell ROK (OEM, server-locked)
- Core Entitlement: 16 cores (Microsoft's per-server minimum)
- Virtualization Rights: Unlimited Windows Server VMs (Hyper-V)
General
- Key Datacenter Features: Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Replica, Shielded VMs, Software-Defined Networking
- Condition: Must be invoiced with a qualifying Dell server for promotional pricing