Solution Components

VDI
Full Client Desktops Running as Virtual Machines (VMs)
Individual Client VMs
Session Virtualization
Single Server Desktop Being Shared via Sessions
Single Server Desktop
Application Virtualization
Connection Broker
Hypervisor
Management
VDI server and management stack
needs to be licensed, either as a whole
or as individual components
VDI Standard Suite
VDI Premium Suite
VMware View
Partner Technology
Citrix XenDesktop
Quest Workspace
Any partner technology used
needs a license
Windows Client Virtual Machines (VMs)
Applications
Windows running in the VM
needs a license
Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA)
Windows Client Software Assurance (SA)
E.g. Microsoft Office
Applications that execute on the virtual
desktops need to be licensed
Operating System on an access device needs
to be licensed
(i.e. Windows Professional, Windows
Embedded Standard 7, Windows Thin PC)
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows Thin PC
WES7
Linux
Other non-Windows
OSs
Access Devices
1 Citrix XenDesktop license per device 1 Citrix XenDesktop license per device
1 Windows SA license per device
1 Microsoft Office license per device 1 Microsoft Office license per device
Devices with SA
PCs, WinTPC devices
Devices without SA
Thin clients, third party PCs, iPads
1 Windows VDA license per device
Access Devices
1 VDI Standard Suite
OR
1 VDI Premium Suite
license per device
1 VDI Standard Suite
OR
1 VDI Premium Suite
license per device
Microsoft Office
Windows Client VMs
Partner Technology
Application Virtualization
Connection Broker
Hypervisor
Management

Licensing for the Windows Client OS

Each access device needs either a

Windows SA (Software Assurance) or
Windows VDA (Virtual Desktop Access)
license.
The Virtual Machines (VM) in
the datacenter do not need to
be licensed.
Windows needs to be licensed even
on non-Microsoft VDI technology.

* Price is NL USD only. Please check with your local Microsoft account team for prices and discount level applicable to your region.

Devices with SA
PCs, WinTPC devices
No Additional Licensing 1 Windows VDA License
Per Device
Devices without SA
Thin clients, third party PCs, iPads
Windows SA / VDA greatly benefit virtual desktops
Improved Business Continuity

Tremendous Value

Flexibility to Roam

Virtualization Layer (eg, client Hypervisor)

The virtualization layer needs a license
from the vendor
Windows 7
VM
Windows
Server 2008
R2 VM
Windows XP
VM
SA / VDA provides the right for up to 4
concurrent Windows VMs
PC Hardware The PC needs an SA / VDA license


Licensing for Server and Management Infrastructure

Desktop Delivery

Application Delivery

Virtualization Platform
User Profiles and Data
Microsoft
VDI Suites
Licenses Relevant
to VDI
VDI Standard
Suite
VDI Premium
Suite
VDI Standard Suite
with MDOP
VDI Premium Suite
with MDOP
Core-CAL E-CAL SMSE
Windows VDA / SA
MDOP
RDS-CAL
(Sessions & VDI)
RDS-CAL (VDI only)
SCCM CML
SCOM CML
SCVMM CML
SCCM SML
SCOM SML
Windows Server CAL
Standard Suite offers:
74% savings
over licensing
individual components
Premium Suite offers:
33% savings
over licensing
individual components
My company has 100 corporate PCs
covered under SA that need to access
our VDI environment. However, we only
have 80 users and only 50 VMs are used
at any one time.
Scenario
100 PCs with SA 80 Users 50 VMs
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows 100 Windows SA licenses SA provides virtual desktop access rights
Microsoft Office 100 Microsoft Office licenses Each device accessing Microsoft Office needs an Office license
VDI Suites 100 VDI Suites licenses
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI Serer and
Management infrastructure
100 PCs with SA 300 Users 150 VMs
Shift 1
Shift 2
Shift 3
My company has 100 PCs with SA, with
300 workers accessing our VDI
environment in shifts. At any time, 150
VMs are being accessed using VDI.
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows 100 Windows SA licenses
If PCs are already covered with SA, no additional licensing is
required. Number of users does not impact licensing.
Microsoft Office 100 Microsoft Office licenses Each device accessing Microsoft Office needs an Office license
VDI Suites 100 licenses for VDI Suites (Standard or Premium)
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI server and
management infrastructure
100 PCs with SA
100 Users 150 VMs 100 Thin Clients
My company has 100 PCs with SA and
100 thin clients using VDI. Only 100
devices are used at a time to access 100
VMs running Windows Vista or
Windows XP.
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows
100 Windows SA licenses
100 Windows VDA licenses
100 thin clients require licenses
100 PCs are already covered with SA, no additional licenses
required
Microsoft Office 200 Microsoft Office licenses All PCs or thin clients accessing Microsoft Office require a license
VDI Suites 200 licenses for VDI Suites (Standard or Premium)
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI server and
management infrastructure
100 Employees
(each a named user of thin client at work)
Occasional
Home Access
My company has 100 employees who
are the primary users of 100 thin clients
covered under Windows VDA at work.
These employees occasionally work from
home and access the corporate VMs via
VDI from their personal home machine
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows License 100 Windows VDA licenses for the thin clients.
VDA / SA licenses include roaming rights for the primary user of a
device covered under VDA
Microsoft Office
License
100 Microsoft Office SA licenses
All corporate thin clients accessing Microsoft Office require a license
For thin clients covered with Microsoft Office SA, no additional license
required for home use covered under Roaming Use Rights
VDI Suites License 100 VDI Suite licenses (standard or premium)
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI server and
management infrastructure
VDI Suite licenses include home use rights for the primary user of a
device covered under VDA
100 Employees
(use work machines from home)
Full Time
Home Access
My company has 100 employees who
work from home and will access
corporate VMs via VDI from their
authorized device at home.
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows License 100 Windows VDA licenses Employees home PCs will have to be licensed
Microsoft Office
License
100 Microsoft Office licenses Each device accessing Microsoft Office needs an Office license
VDI Suites License 100 licenses for VDI Suites (Standard or Premium)
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI server and
management infrastructure
300 Thin Clients
My company has 300 users who need to
access our VDI environment via 300 thin
clients. These 300 users also need to
access their VDI desktops and Microsoft
Office applications from non-corporate
machines, such as Internet kiosks and
their home PCs.
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows 300 Windows VDA licenses
All thin clients accessing VDI must be licensed
On VDI desktops, Windows VDA has roaming rights for the single primary
user, so all non-corporate PCs outside the network are covered for the 300
users
Microsoft Office 300 Microsoft Office SA licenses
All thin clients accessing Microsoft Office must have a license
Microsoft Office SA has Roaming Use Rights for the single primary user, so
all non-corporate PCs outside the network are covered for the 300 users
VDI Suites 300 licenses for VDI Suites (Standard or Premium)
Each access device needs to be licensed for the VDI server and
management infrastructure

VDI Suites are device based, and also support roaming rights, so no additional
licensing for the public machines
300 Users
100 Contractors
June - Dec
100 Contractors
Jan - June
My company has 100 contractors who
are working for 6 months, and then 100
different contractors are employed for
the other 6 months. Each contractor will
have one PC (owned by the contractor)
to access our corporate VMs via VDI.
Scenario
Product Licenses Rationale
Windows License 100 Windows VDA licenses
Each contractor-owned PC will require a Windows VDA license, which comes
with 90-day permanent reassignment rights
Microsoft Office
License
100 Microsoft Office licenses
All devices accessing Microsoft Office require a license for it, which comes with
90-day reassignment rights
VDI Suites License 100 VDI Suite licenses (Standard or Premium)
Each contractor-owned PC will require a VDI Suite license, which comes with
90-day permanent reassignment rights