RE: Standby db license for 8.1.6

> Our thinking is, the license(s) we already own on the production server
> (also a 4500) cover us to keep the standby db going.

How absurd of you to suggest that Oracle licensing should be logical, ethical, and make common sense. :>)

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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:41 AM
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I've been told the same, but I believe the rep is just trying to increase sales. If you think about it, you only have 1 license running at 1 time, installed at 1 time, therefore pay for 1 license. Usually, when you switch to the fail-over, the filesystems are umounted from production and then mounted on the fail-over machine. I don't see how this is 2 licenses, but if you were using the fail-over for a read-only db or test db, then they got you.

>>> don_dealy_at_smius.com 03/09 9:55 AM >>> If we put together a standby db (SUN 4500) is Oracle going to want more license money?

Our thinking is, the license(s) we already own on the production server (also a 4500) cover us to keep the standby db going. We will not use the stand-by server for anything else. There will be no user access at all. Our (hungry?) Oracle rep is telling us that this is a clear case of "multiply by existing license(s) by 2", doubling our license costs. (Let's ignore all of the issues of power unit, named users, etc. for this conversation.)

What has your experience been on this license issue for a standby db?

Thx

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