On-premises: Eligible customers will be able to purchase Extended Security Updates for their on-premises environment. Licenses are sold in 2 core packs for SQL Server and 16 core packs for Windows Server 2012, and are priced as below:
Year 1: 75% of full license price annually
Year 2: 100% of full license price annually
Year 3: 125% of full license price annually
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/extended-security-updates
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What is the Extended Security Update (ESU) program?
The Extended Security Update (ESU) program is a last resort paid option for customers who need to run certain legacy Microsoft products past the end of support. They are not intended as a long-term solution, but rather as a temporary bridge to stay secure while one migrates to a newer, supported platform. It includes Critical* and/or Important* security updates up to three years after the product's End of Extended Support date.
The ESU program does not extend the product's lifecycle and does not provide technical support beyond the original support timeline. Customers using ESUs will not receive standard support services such as troubleshooting, bug fixes, or technical guidance for issues unrelated to security updates.
Extended Security Updates will be distributed if and when available. ESUs do not include new features, customer-requested non-security updates, or design change requests.
* As defined by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
What are the best options for customers to stay secure on the latest versions of Windows Server or SQL Server?
To learn more about planning for end of support or retirement, click here for Extended Security Updates for SQL Server and Windows Server. For information on the latest versions of Windows Server and SQL Server and benefits of upgrade, visit the Windows Server and SQL Server pages on Microsoft.com.
How do I install ESU updates?
On Azure: Applicable virtual machines (VMs) hosted in Azure are automatically enabled for ESUs if the VM is configured to receive updates, and these updates are provided free of charge.
On-premises/hybrid: Customers can install ESUs by accessing their multiple activation keys through the M365 Admin Center portal or directly installing ESUs through Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn more about the installation details here for Windows Server and here for SQL Server installation.
Extended support costs $61 per year, for up to three years.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates
On-premises: Eligible customers will be able to purchase Extended Security Updates for their on-premises environment. Licenses are sold in 2 core packs for SQL Server and 16 core packs for Windows Server 2012, and are priced as below:
Year 1: 75% of full license price annually
Year 2: 100% of full license price annually
Year 3: 125% of full license price annually
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/extended-security-updates
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It says if we migrate our on-prem 2012 servers to Azure we get free ESU licenses, does that mean if we onboard on-prem servers to azure as Arc servers we get licenses? or for ARC enabled servers also we need to manually add ESU licenses?