In a very simplified example, you can see that the server above has four CPUs so that would equate to a four CPU license. In practise it's a little more complicated as many of the Oracle products are licensed at the core level, but that gives you an overview of the license model. Enterprise Edition database is different in that you license at the core level.
A general rule of thumb with the CPU metric is that the more CPUs and cores that you add, the more Oracle licenses you require and consequently the cost increases in overall license and support costs. What we tend to find is that environments are architected by the technical team, and at the point of qualification for Oracle licensing we tend to find that hardware specs are amended or scaled back because of the of the high exposure to those license costs by adding more CPUs and cores!
At DSP-Explorer we have extensive experience in helping customers with commercial modelling for their Oracle license environment so should you have a specific scenario then then please don't hesitate to get in touch, we can use our experience to offer advice on the configuration that will potentially save you money and more importantly leave you in a compliant position.
I know several folks have talked to Microsoft and have been told that you have to license all processors that are physically in the machine, regardless of whether or not they are enabled in the BIOS settings.
Adding a few extra cores to the cost is nothing compared to needing to purchase an entirely new SQL server. Not too mention, if you decided I need to go from 8 cores to 12 cores is as simple as shutting down, going into the BIOS and presenting 3 cores per socket instead of 2.
Which not only make for a cheaper future proof solution, but one that is also much quicker to upgrade. Then again, I would argue why not just virtualize it and be done with this nonsense.
Just another win for virtual over physical. Fortunately we should be able to rip out the processor daughter board, now i just need to see which PCI slots that will be disabled. Intel creates a line of processors with the same number of cores, then they disable cores for those that are a lesser model.
So technically, the cores are present but are disabled. Am I right that this only affects the upgraded core licensed systems where I will have the 20 core cap? So you can say: What you see is what you have to pay for.
That is my interpretation from the SQL Server licensing guide page 5 and 9. My plan is to use affinity masking to tell one instance to only use 8 cores and half the RAM. The other instance will also use affinity masking to use the other 8 cores and other half of RAM.
The question for me is, in this scenario do I need two sets of core license or will two sets of 8-core licenses cover me? The article is basically saying you might not have all the cores licensed, and it usually happens by accident. Sometimes people download this edition without realizing it. For your question about affinity masking, I would not recommend doing that if performance is important and it usually is.
If you need to run multiple SQL Servers on the same host, virtualization is a much better bet than instance stacking. Thanks Kenda. I still wanted to get my exact question answered of whether I needed two sets of 8-core or two sets of core licenses.
They said I need two sets of core licenses. Tiffany P: Hello, how may I assist you today? Elijah W. Gagne: Hi Tiffany Elijah W. Tiffany P: Good Morning Elijah. I will be more than happy to assist you. Tiffany P: Give me a moment to check this. Tiffany P: After researching this you will need to two sets of core license. Gagne: Thanks! Have a good day. Actually, both of those options are incorrect. You can then install as many instances as you want, and this is unaffected by affinity masking.
The box we are running on has 4 CPUs of 6 cores each. SQL Server will only let me use 20 cores. I was under the impression that the Enterprise edition will use all the CPUs in the box……. If you upgrade and are only using 20 cores in enterprise edition, you installed the wrong bits.
The biggest change obviously is that Microsoft is shifting from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing. Currently, in Windows Server , if you purchased a Standard license then you would receive permission from Microsoft to install Windows Server on a single physical server with up to 2 processors within the server.
For more details on that, see this blog post I wrote last year. A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor in the server and a minimum of 16 cores is required to be licensed for servers with one processor. This definition is from the Windows Server datasheet, which is available here.
If you want to license a physical server for Windows Server , at a minimum you will need to buy licensing for cores. This will provide you with the right to install Windows Server on a physical server that contains up to two processors, and each processor can have up to eight cores.
The good news in this is that Microsoft wisely decided not to raise the price for the minimum package. Windows Server Standard — Minimum Requirement. In their FAQ document available here , Microsoft provides the following chart which illustrates the fact that in many situations, there is no price increase between and
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