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Re: Going multicore, Sun Fire T2000 (8 cores)

From: Vlad Sadilovskiy <vlovsky_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:32:00 -0500
Message-ID: <df9f25d50603271232q1e35b54tc441ccf7da16acf7@mail.gmail.com>


Thanks to all for help. As I understood, 1 proc with 8 cores in T2000 at 1GHz could even be better than 4 CPU at 1.7GHz in V440 performance wise. Is that correct?

Thanks again,

On 3/27/06, Matthew Zito <mzito_at_gridapp.com> wrote:
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> Yep, exactly right:
>
> For the purpose of counting the number of processors which require
> licensing for a Sun UltraSPARC T1 processor with 4, 6 or 8 cores at 1.0gigahertz or 8 cores at
> 1.2 gigahertz for only those servers specified on the Sun Server Table
> which can be accessed at http://oracle.com/contracts , "n" cores shall be
> determined by multiplying the total number of cores by a factor of .25.
>
> We're getting closer and closer to "power units" all the time
>
> Matt
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jesse, Rich [mailto:Rich.Jesse_at_qg.com <Rich.Jesse_at_qg.com>]
> Sent: Mon 3/27/2006 2:49 PM
> To: Matthew Zito; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: RE: Going multicore, Sun Fire T2000 (8 cores)
>
> Isn't that "2" CPUs for an 8-core? Or did the licensing change yet
> again? It was recently .25xCore for SPARC 8-ways.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Zito [mailto:mzito_at_gridapp.com <mzito_at_gridapp.com>]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:40 PM
> To: ganstadba_at_hotmail.com; Jesse, Rich; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: RE: Going multicore, Sun Fire T2000 (8 cores)
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> From an Oracle licensing perspective, 8 cores in the niagra
> processor count as one processor for Oracle licenseing purposes.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org on behalf of Michael
> McMullen
> Sent: Mon 3/27/2006 2:32 PM
> To: Rich.Jesse_at_qg.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: Re: Going multicore, Sun Fire T2000 (8 cores)
>
> MessageCan you elaborate on "use all those cores
> simultaneously"? Would a
> parallel query not use all the cores, or heavy concurrent access
> by users?
> Imagine the licensing cost if you had two or three of these in a
> rac?
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