Re: License question

Although I am not a licensing authority for Oracle,  I imagine you have to license the version you install.  That being said, starting with SE and upgrading is easier than the reverse.

for upgrade of SE to EE:

HOW TO UPGRADE A STANDARD EDITION DATABASE TO AN ENTERPRISE EDITION:
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You are using a Standard Edition (SE) database and want to upgrade it to the Enterprise Edition (EE) because functionality you require is not part of the SE.

Since the same "SQL.BSQ" script is used to create the database for each version, the databases are internally almost identical. The upgrade process is therefore not
very complicated. 
 
The following steps need to be taken to convert your SE database to an EE:
 
    1. Backup the database
    2. De-install the SE software
    3. Install the EE software (optionally on Unix in a new ORACLE_HOME)
    4. If you have an existing database, point your ORACLE_SID to this pre-existing database 
    5. Startup the database
    6. Run the "catalog.sql" and "catproc.sql" scripts, as usual.

Your database is now using the Enterprise Edition (EE) version of the software.

To Downgrade:

 The only way to properly convert from an Enterprise Edition back to a Standard Edition is through an Export/Import operation. This way you will get rid of all Enterprise Edition specific Data Dictionary objects as the  SYS schema objects are not exported.

    After the Import in the Standard Edition database, you only need to drop  all user schemas related to Enterprise Edition features, such as the MDSYS account (used with Oracle Locator/Spatial).



 ----- Original Message ----
From: Dirk Vleugels <dvl@2scale.net>
To: oracle-l@freelists.org
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 6:54:42 AM
Subject: License question


Hi,

would it be possible to install a enterprise editition but use a
license for a standard edition? The enterpise features won't be used:
the customer just wants to be prepared to upgrade without any hassle
later.

Is it possible to downgrade a instance (EE -> SE) after installation?
And upgrade it later if the need arrives?

Curious,
Dirk
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