Windows Hyper-V Failover Cluster using 2-node free license

[dcadler]

After reviewing the forum and documents, I understood that I could set up a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Failover cluster using the free 2-node license. However, when I try to assign the 2-node license, I get an error. The 1-node license works and everything seems to be installed properly except the "Add Replica" option is grayed out in Replication Manager.

I sent the 2-node license I received from Starwind via email back to sales@starwindsoftware.com and asked them to validate it. I am waiting to hear back but in the meantime, I just wanted to confirm that using the free 2-node license is appropriate for a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Failover cluster using two identical Supermicro Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V servers, as described in Hyperconverged-scenario-Basic-2-Node-Setup-manual PDF document.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

[dcadler]

So, I guess the licensing for the free version changed as per this Starwind post from 6/8/15
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Re: Problem with 2-node key for StarWind Virtual SAN free
Postby Vitaliq (staff) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:21 pm

darklight wrote:
It is not possible to install free version of StarWind to initial hardware servers for a 2-node configuration. It can be installed only inside Hyper-V VM's.
The solution is to create a VM on each server and install free version of StarWind into it.

Yes, this is correct and you are lucky guy Branin, because we changed our licensing policy and now free StarWind usage on top of 2 physical servers is not possible.
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This certainly puts the hurt on my project.

[Vladislav (Staff)]

But storage, storage is UNLIMITED!