Run OEM Windows Server on hypervisor on the same hardware?

(1) get physical server which includes licensed OEM for Windows Server.

(2) wipe the drive and install a hypervisor, such as the independent (free) version of Hyper-V

(3) install copy OEM of Windows Server on the virtual machine running on the hypervisor

Is this legal, in what concerns MS licenses, and there will be problems with activation? I have scoured the internet looking for the answer and have determined that it is absolutely not possible. And I also determined that it is absolutely possible. In fact, nobody seems to know for sure. Everyone here knows for sure?

Yes, you can, and Dell tells you how (licenses are different for 2003, so this applies to the 2008 and subsequent versions).  You can even install OEM 2008 on the physical server, and then install it as a virtual server, as long as the physical instance is only used to manage the virtual instance (Hyper-V), the Hyper-V hypervisor or other free/independent is not necessary.  Each edition (Standard, Enterprise, etc.) is a license for a different number of virtual instances.

content.dell.com/.../Documents~virtual-machines-oem-media.pdf.aspx

www.dell.com/.../WS08_Media_VM_Final.pdf

www.Microsoft.com/.../confirmation.aspx

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