Licensing trouble. 1Proc means what?

[AstroGuardian]

Hello all,

I was wondering about this product: SQLSvrStd 2008 SNGL OLP NL 1Proc

It says 1 Proc. Does it mean 1 physical processor (socket) or 1 core (single quad core processor has four cores).

So in order to use this SQL on a single quad core processor do i need a single license or four licenses? The same applies to dual core CPUs...

Thanks,

 

[Snapster]

Hello all,

I was wondering about this product: SQLSvrStd 2008 SNGL OLP NL 1Proc

It says 1 Proc. Does it mean 1 physical processor (socket) or 1 core (single quad core processor has four cores).

So in order to use this SQL on a single quad core processor do i need a single license or four licenses? The same applies to dual core CPUs...

Thanks,

1 physical processor, and a processor being defined as:

A physical processor is a single chip that houses a collection of one or more cores. A core is a collection of one or more processor threads and a set of shared execution resources. A processor thread is the architectural state within a processor that tracks execution of a software program thread/task.

 

[GaryJohnson]

Stuff that's licensed per processor (at least in the case of the MS products I've licensed) generally means per physical processor. Who ever you're buying it from should be able to make the specific license terms available to you.

 

[Nothinman]

Stuff that's licensed per processor (at least in the case of the MS products I've licensed) generally means per physical processor. Who ever you're buying it from should be able to make the specific license terms available to you.

Yep, it depends on the vendor and how much they want to screw you for.

 

[ViRGE]

Yep, it depends on the vendor and how much they want to screw you for.

Oh come now, Oracle has your best interests in mind. Having spare cash is dangerous, it makes you a target for thieves. By charging you extra for all the additional cores in an Opteron or Xeon processor, they are reducing crime by making you a less tantalizing victim.

 

[AstroGuardian]

Stuff that's licensed per processor (at least in the case of the MS products I've licensed) generally means per physical processor. Who ever you're buying it from should be able to make the specific license terms available to you.

Thanks Gary and everybody else. I expect that the sales representative would point that out but he kinda looked "not entirely sure" to me when i asked the first time.

I remember hearing somewhere during class about "per processor" meaning exactly what you pointed out, but it looked kind a strange to me that either the sales representative was unsure or he just wanted to charge extra license....

Thanks guys... thank you all