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Low-density virtualization: 2 VMs per 1-2 Sockets or 1-2 VMs Subscription

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Kind
Virtualization
Statement
Product Appendices (June 2026) Appendix A §5(a): up to 2 Virtual Machines on the same Virtualization Host or Virtualization Environment, or within the same Private Cloud account or Public Cloud zone, can be deployed with one "1-2 Sockets or 1-2 Virtual Machines" Subscription. The Subscription can be repurposed as VMs on any host or with any SUSE certified CSP. At any point in time it is deployed either on a Physical Server or as VMs, never 1 Socket plus 1 VM, and it may not be used as a Virtualization Host.
Applies when
SLES guests on any hypervisor or cloud without an Unlimited Virtual Machines host Subscription.
Applies to
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server; SLES for SAP Applications 1-2 Sockets or 1-2 VMs.
Aliases
1-2 VMs; low-density
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