nal4236 (12/2/2016)
One license = one core. 16 cores, 16 licenses.
Incorrect. You can only buy licenses in packs of two.
Indeed you can only buy licenses in packs of two, as my post clearly stated. A 16 core server requires 16 licenses which means buying 8 license packs. Not, as your post stated
So for a 16-core server you'll need a total of 8 licenses.
You mixed up license and license pack there.
16 cores = 16 licenses = 8 license packs.
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