RE: Oracle licensing for dual core processors

From: Wolfgang Breitling <breitliw_at_centrexcc.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:44:24 -0700
Message-Id: <20061121184359.267974BEAAA@turing.freelists.org>

It varies by platform. I believe Kevin is right with the factor .5 for intel (AMD ?) cores. .75 is the factor for IBM's p5 cores. Of course, always rounded up to the next integer.

At 11:36 AM 11/21/2006, Jesse, Rich wrote:
>Isn't that 0.75/core? Unless it's changed in the past few months...
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>Rich
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>[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Closson
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:10 PM
>To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
>Subject: RE: Oracle licensing for dual core processors
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>heavens no. You can utilize all the processor bandwidth you'd like without
>paying a license fee! :-)
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>I don't know how it is with other platforms, but with Intel it is .5
>per core rounded
>up. So a 1 Sock/2 Core is 2 X .5 or 1 license.
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>[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Sam Jose
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:10 AM
>To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
>Subject: Oracle licensing for dual core processors
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>Hi..
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>Are 2 oracle processor licenses needed to utilize the functionality
>of dual core processor?

Regards

Wolfgang Breitling
Centrex Consulting Corporation
www.centrexcc.com

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