Re: Licensing rules for Data Guard

"Donkey Hottie" <spam_at_plc.is-a-geek.com> wrote in message news:Xns9AFDCC321BBABSH15SGybs1ysmajw54s5_at_194.100.2.89...
> "Neil Truby" <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com> wrote in
> news:6gqogcFh4tr3U1_at_mid.individual.net:
>
>> I'd like to try out Data Guard.
>>
>> - am I right that that it is not available as an option for Standard
>> Edition, and is available only in Enterprise Edition?
>
> Enterprise Edition only.
>
>> - is there anything within the code of Standard Ediiton that stops me
>> trying it, or is it just an honour-based licensing system?
>
> Code refuses with an error message "Option not available" or something, if
> you try to configure Data Guard under Standard Edition.
>
>>
>> The price differential between the versions is so vast that it is
>> inconceivable that we could buy Enterprise Edition, so I'd like to
>> find out the facts before wasting my time trying it.
>>
>
> I once learned all about Data Guard for a client, but when it was time to
> implement it we learned that the cost of Enterprise Edition was too much,
> and the project failed.

Thanks. That's a shame though. I guess I can't trial it. Received on Sun Aug 17 2008 - 13:20:40 CDT