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End of Life (EOL) coming soon for Windows Server 2012 Downgrades and RDS CALs
Did you know that Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) User and Device Client Access Licenses (CALs) will be reaching their End of Life (EOL) dates soon? In addition, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Downgrades for Standard and Datacenter editions will also be reaching their EOL dates.
HPE OEM part numbers for these products have been set with the below EOL dates.
End of Life (EOL) |
Discontinue |
Obsolete |
9/30/2018 |
10/31/2018 |
11/30/2018 |
Please note, after the Obsolete date, HPE cannot distribute any of these products. However, for any units that have been distributed from HPE to a partner (e.g. a Distributor or Reseller), the partner may continue selling the inventory they own. If there is any obsolete product inventory on the HPE side, HPE must then return the product to Microsoft.
Windows Server RDS CALs
Windows Server 2016 RDS CALs OEM part numbers will continue to be available up to the end of March 2019.
The following is a detailed list of HPE part numbers to be discontinued:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 RDS CALs |
||||
Type |
SKU |
Product Description |
Language |
Region |
Device CALs |
701604-A21 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5 DEV EMEA Lic |
English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish |
EMEA |
Device CALs |
701604-DN1 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV en/fr/es/xc Lic |
English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese |
AMS |
Device CALs |
701604-371 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV en/ko Lic |
English, Korean |
APJ |
Device CALs |
701604-291 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV ja Lic |
Japanese |
APJ |
User CALs |
701605-A21 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR EMEA Lic |
English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish |
EMEA |
User CALs |
701605-DN1 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR en/fr/es/xc Lic |
English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese |
AMS |
User CALs |
701605-371 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR en/ko Lic |
English, Korean |
APJ |
User CALs |
701605-291 |
MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR ja Lic |
Japanese |
APJ |
Windows Server Downgrades
Windows Server 2012 Downgrades provided through the Windows Server Media and Downgrade fulfillment website https://ebiz3.mentormediacorp.com/HPEDGRCR/ will also follow the same End of Life dates.
Downgrades to Windows Server 2012 R2 will continue to be available for HPE customers from the factory at the time of the server purchase and as a post-sale option at the fulfillment site listed above. Downgrades are provided to customers based on Microsoft policy.
The following is a detailed list of HPE part numbers available from factory to be discontinued:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Downgrades |
|
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Type |
SKU |
Product Description |
Language |
Region |
|
Reseller Option Kit (ROK) |
782516-291 |
MS WS 2012 DG STD ROK ja SW |
Japanese |
APJ |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756691-B21 |
MS WS 2012 DG STD FIO NPI E/F/I/G/S SW |
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish |
AMS/EMEA |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756691-291 |
MS WS 2012 DG STD FIO NPI |
Japanese |
APJ |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756691-371 |
MS WS 2012 DG STD FIO NPI ja SW |
English, Korean |
APJ |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756691-A41 |
MS WS 2012 DG STD FIO NPI en/pl/pt/ru/sv/tr/cz/nl SW |
English, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Dutch |
EMEA |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756692-B21 |
MS WS 2012 DG Datacntr FIO NPI E/F/I/G/S SW |
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish |
AMS/EMEA |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756692-291 |
MS WS 2012 DG Datacntr FIO NPI ja SW |
Japanese |
APJ |
|
Factory Drop in Box (FIO Npi) |
756692-371 |
MS WS 2012 DG Datacntr FIO NPI en/ko SW |
English, Korean |
APJ |
Customers who have purchased Windows Server 2016 OS licenses from HPE can continue to request any of the available downgrade kits directly from HPE or through the Windows Server Media and Downgrades Fulfillment website listed above.
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