Windows Server Édition Datacenter - Machines virtuelles illimitées

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Need some clarification on the following.

Datacenter Edition description lists:

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**Can be used as virtualization guest**: Yes, unlimited virtual machines,
plus one Hyper-V host per license

[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/editions-comparison-19](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/editions-comparison-19)

The way I understand it is, that I can create unlimited guest virtual machines without additional keys.

Is my understanding correct?

If not, please explain.

If yes, how do I go about creating guest virtual machines from the host's license?

This is not a general licensing question, more specifically regarding guest OS activation.

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Windows VMs running on Datacenter are licensed through [Automatic Virtual Machine Activation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/vm-activation-19), which lets a VM activate via the Hyper-V service on the host.

All you need to do is to provision the VM with the appropriate AVMA product key, which are provided in [Microsoft's documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/vm-activation-19#avma-keys).