Re: Someone remind me - manual Standby DBs Licensing
From: Hans Forbrich <fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:44:54 -0600
Message-ID: <550F29C6.3020302_at_gmail.com>
On 22/03/2015 11:11 AM, MARK BRINSMEAD wrote:
> Here is one fine point that is often missed, though...
>
> *A standby database must be licensed for the same options and metrics
> as the primary*.
That said, the metric must match, but the size does not need to match.
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:44:54 -0600
Message-ID: <550F29C6.3020302_at_gmail.com>
On 22/03/2015 11:11 AM, MARK BRINSMEAD wrote:
> Here is one fine point that is often missed, though...
>
> *A standby database must be licensed for the same options and metrics
> as the primary*.
That said, the metric must match, but the size does not need to match.
In other words, the primary might be 24 CPU core over 6 quad-core machines using RAC.
The standby could be a single core (if you can find such a machine, or you use OracleVM) but you still would need the RAC option.
/Hans
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