Your company is planning to migrate their Windows Server 2022 from their on-premises data center to Google Cloud. You need to bring the licenses that are currently in use in on-premises virtual machines into the target cloud environment. What should you do?
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Correct answer: Create an image of the on-premises virtual machines. 2. Import the image as a virtual disk on Compute Engine using --os=windows-2022-dc-v . 3. Create a sole-tenancy instance on Compute Engine that uses the imported disk as a boot disk..
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To bring your existing Windows Server licenses to Google Cloud, you must use Sole-Tenant Nodes. This option allows you to run your instances on dedicated physical servers, satisfying Microsoft's licensing requirements for using your own licenses (Bring Your Own License - BYOL). The process involves creating an image of your on-premises VM, importing it as a virtual disk, and then creating a sole-tenancy instance that uses this imported disk. The --os=windows-2022-dc-v flag ensures the imported image is correctly recognized as a Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition. The other options either use standard instances, which do not support BYOL for Windows, or involve unnecessary steps like creating a new OS and attaching a data disk.
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