Re: Oracle license requirements for unused options

From: Howard Latham <howard.latham_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:32:47 +0100
Message-ID: <CAPCNhx1w9nPB3UgHGBkeobzUyEe6Gutu2h3_q75T6FokR0C6fg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Don't worry when the Licensing Police come they will give you a Bill. On 26 October 2011 09:30, D'Hooge Freek <Freek.DHooge_at_uptime.be> wrote:

> Tony,
>
> In 11g (not sure if was there in 11.1 or only in 11.2) there is a parameter
> control_file_management_pack_access. For enterprise editions this is
> standard set to 'DIAGNOSTIC+TUNING', which enables all these automatic
> tasks.
> You have to set this to 'NONE' when you don't have the tuning or diagnostic
> pack.
>
> Nice trick of Oracle to enable it by default...
>
>
> Freek D'Hooge
> Uptime
> Oracle Database Administrator
> email: freek.dhooge_at_uptime.be
> tel +32(0)3 451 23 82
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> Sent: woensdag 26 oktober 2011 5:23
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> Subject: Re: Oracle license requirements for unused options
>
> That is a bit of an eye-opener... I ran this statement on my play database
> (11.2.0.1) where I am quite sure that I never used the tuning pack, but it
> shows that it was last used only a few days back... Turns out this is
> because of the Automatic SQL Tuning Advisor, which as far as I can ascertain
> is enabled by default? I surely never ran DBMS_AUTO_TASK_ADMIN.ENABLE(..)...
> Yet another point to remember to disable when creating a new database... :(
>
> Makes one wonder what more extra licensable features are enabled by
> default...
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
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