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Server Virtualization Licensing
Core-count licensing decides host geometry, so we model the license cost against candidate node configurations before quoting the hardware. The platform choice stays yours.
- What we model
- License cost against candidate host configurations
- Licensing units
- Core, socket, node or subscription, per vendor
- Sourcing
- Authorized US distribution
- Boundary
- The platform choice and its operation stay yours
The hardware you can afford is decided by how the license counts
Virtualization licensing is priced against the host, not against the workload, and the counting unit differs by vendor: core pairs, physical cores with a minimum per socket, sockets, nodes, or a per-instance subscription. That means the same total capacity can carry very different license costs depending on how it is arranged — fewer large hosts against more small ones, high core count against high clock. Quoting the servers first and the licenses afterwards is how a project discovers a six-figure surprise at renewal. We model the license cost across two or three candidate host geometries first, then quote the hardware that wins.
Four counting models, and what each rewards
Per-core models with a per-socket minimum reward dense sockets: you are paying for cores whether or not you populate them, so a half-populated dual-socket host is usually the most expensive shape you can buy. Per-socket models reward the opposite — the highest core count per socket you can cool.
Node and cluster-based subscriptions change the question again, because the marginal cost of adding capacity to an existing node is zero until the node is full, which pushes toward fewer, larger, better-populated hosts. Per-instance and per-VM models decouple from hardware entirely and make consolidation ratio the variable that matters.
None of these is universally cheaper. The exercise is arithmetic against your actual workload, and it takes an afternoon. What it prevents is a hardware standard adopted for good technical reasons that turns out to be the worst possible shape for the license you hold.
The licensing lines we can actually fill
Verified priced lines on this catalog. Where a platform is not meaningfully available through distribution we quote it on request rather than implying stock. Licensing and subscriptions are quoted and sourced through authorized US distribution rather than held on a shelf, so stock language does not apply to them. Naming a manufacturer describes the market, not a Uniqcli partnership or endorsement.
Enterprise Linux and virtualization subscriptions
Red Hat and SUSE subscriptions, quoted per entitlement with the support tier stated on the line and aligned to your existing renewal date rather than to the purchase date.
Microsoft server licensing
Windows Server licenses, client access licenses and Software Assurance renewals through authorized US distribution — the datacenter-versus-standard arithmetic is exactly the core-counting exercise above.
Access and delivery licensing
Citrix licensing where virtualization is being bought to deliver desktops or applications rather than to consolidate servers — quoted per user against the program you already hold.
Inputs for a license model that is worth reading
- Current host inventory: sockets, cores per socket, memory per host
- The agreement you already hold, and its renewal date
- Consolidation target, or the workload list if you do not have one yet
- Any platform your standard mandates, so we model within it
- Resilience requirement — spare-node headroom changes the license count
- Whether the estate is growing, flat or being retired within the term
Virtualization licensing questions
Which hypervisor should we standardize on?
That is your decision, and it depends on your operations model, your staff's experience and your existing agreements far more than on our catalog. What we can do is show what each candidate costs against two or three host geometries so the choice is made with the arithmetic visible.
Can you quote a platform you do not stock?
We quote it on request through authorized US distribution and tell you plainly that it is a request rather than a shelf item. Some virtualization platforms have moved to programs where distribution availability is limited, and we would rather say so than issue a quote that cannot be filled.
Do you quote licensing and hardware together?
Yes, and that is the point of this page. The license model decides the host geometry, so quoting them separately means one of the two is wrong. One document, both halves, with the counting assumption written down.
What about renewals?
Subscriptions are quoted against your existing renewal date rather than the purchase date, so co-termination is preserved. Tell us the date and the agreement and we will align to it.
Does buying licenses through you change our support relationship?
No. Support is delivered under the vendor's own terms at the tier you purchase. We source the entitlement through authorized US distribution and record what tier is on the line; we do not stand between you and the publisher's support.
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Model the license before you buy the hosts
Send the host inventory and the agreement you hold. We come back with the cost against candidate geometries and the hardware quote for whichever wins.