Understand scale for Hyper-V with Windows Server 2016
Understand the scale numbers for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
John Savill
September 9, 2016
1 Min Read
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Q. What are the Hyper-V scale numbers in Windows Server 2016?
A. Windows Server 2016 has greatly increased its scalability as announced at https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2016/08/25/windows-server-scalability-and-more/. The new numbers are as follows and are the same for Standard and Datacenter:
Windows Server 2012 R2
Physical (Host) Memory Maximum | 4 TB | 24 TB |
Physical (Host) Logical Processor Maximum | 320 | 512 |
VM Memory Maximum | 1 TB per VM | 16 TB per VM |
VM vCPU Maximum | 64 per VM | 240 per VM |
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