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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: "Oracle's [multi-core] pricing ...simple and flexible"
Hmmm. Using the example below then, 12 cores equals the same 'processor'
license as 11 cores?
It's probably another set of licensing, but does this mean if we went with a 12 machine RAC, we'd only get counted as having 9 'cores', or would we actually then get counted for 12 'processors'?
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]
On Behalf Of Jesse, Rich
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 11:29 AM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: "Oracle's [multi-core] pricing ...simple and flexible"
And the online pricing states:
For the purposes of counting the number of processors which require
licensing, a multicore chip with "n" cores shall be determined by
multiplying "n" cores by a factor of .75. All fractions of a number are to
be rounded up to the next whole number. For example, a multicore chip with
11 cores would require a 9 processor license (11 multiplied by a factor of
.75 equals 8.25 which is then rounded up to the next whole number which is
9). Notwithstanding the above, when licensing Oracle Standard Edition One
or Standard Edition programs on servers with a maximum of 1 processor with
1 or 2 cores, only 1 processor shall be counted.
Hello, Hell? Yeah, I'm wonder about the temperature there. 4000F? OK, thanks.
Rich
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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]
On Behalf Of Marquez, Chris
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 11:52 AM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: "Oracle's [multi-core] pricing ...simple and flexible"
"Oracle's pricing ...simple and flexible"
Can one say that with a straight face?
;o)
Anyway, not sure this is new info and how does this effect IBM (cpu) which has been doing multi-core processors for a "long time" now? Also [multi-core] pricing and SEo and SE confuses me?
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050715/sff014.html?.v=17 Oracle(R) Updates Multi-core Processor Pricing & Licensing Policy Friday July 15, 11:15 am ET
"...working closely with our customers to address the recent advancements
in multi-core processors.
To meet these needs, Oracle is updating its licensing policy regarding
multi-core processors."
""Oracle will continue to recognize each core as a separate processor;
however,
the processor definition has been amended as it relates to counting
multi-core chips
to determine the total number of processor licenses required."
"Oracle Standard Edition One or Standard Edition programs for use on a
single processor server containing a maximum of 2 cores shall be priced as
a single processor"
[TOTAL CONFUSED BY THIS ONE?...CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME]
"Oracle's policy regarding the licensing of dual core processors is
published online...at http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/sig.html."
Chris Marquez
Oracle DBA
-- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Fri Jul 15 2005 - 12:48:39 CDT
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