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RE: Standby db license for 8.1.6

From: Dennis Taylor <ismgr_at_pctc.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 13:38:47 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002C8A90.20010309122025@fatcity.com>

I'm in the process of doing comparitive pricing betwwen oracle, sqlserver, and db2. Unless someone objects, I'll give a general summary once the info is in.

At 09:35 AM 3/9/01 -0800, you wrote:
>You can open a standby database in read-only mode
>now. How are you going to prove that you are not
>using it. Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with
>Oracle licensing but the argument is off.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:47 AM
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>
>
>Yup, they want you to pay for it, because it is an additional x number of
>processors. They don't care that it's not really "on" or being accessed.
>At filefrenzy, this policy actually led us to turn off a few of our
>processors. ;-)
>
>Diana
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:55 AM
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>
>
>If we put together a standby db (SUN 4500) is Oracle going to want more
>license money?
>
>Our thinking is, the license(s) we already own on the production server
>(also a 4500) cover us to keep the standby db going. We will not use the
>stand-by server for anything else. There will be no user access at all.
>Our (hungry?) Oracle rep is telling us that this is a clear case of
>"multiply by existing license(s) by 2", doubling our license costs. (Let's
>ignore all of the issues of power unit, named users, etc. for this
>conversation.)
>
>What has your experience been on this license issue for a standby db?
>
>
>Thx
>
>
>
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Dennis Taylor



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