Re: Oracle SE on VMs
From: Toon Koppelaars <toon.koppelaars_at_rulegen.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 18:49:37 +0200
Message-ID: <CAA9w=EvD4jVehepYzUOZGzmJrYs_eZ1767iGMxJ6B0OHU2aM2g_at_mail.gmail.com>
A couple of years ago, when I had to look into this, it was as follows: - you license the host server, not the VM's it runs. - so if your host has 4 sockets (don't care how many cores per socket), you just purchase one SE license for that host. - You can then implement as many VM's running Oracle SE as you like on that host.
I believe though that the host is not allowed to be part of a VM-farm. It should be in it's own farm. Otherwise you're going to have to count all cpu's in the farm.
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 18:49:37 +0200
Message-ID: <CAA9w=EvD4jVehepYzUOZGzmJrYs_eZ1767iGMxJ6B0OHU2aM2g_at_mail.gmail.com>
A couple of years ago, when I had to look into this, it was as follows: - you license the host server, not the VM's it runs. - so if your host has 4 sockets (don't care how many cores per socket), you just purchase one SE license for that host. - You can then implement as many VM's running Oracle SE as you like on that host.
I believe though that the host is not allowed to be part of a VM-farm. It should be in it's own farm. Otherwise you're going to have to count all cpu's in the farm.
But things might have changed...
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Hemant K Chitale <hemantkchitale_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> So, if I have a blade that has 4 quad core CPUs ... and I run 4 VMs with 4
> cores each, can I run 4 SE licences ? OR does it have to be EE licences ?
>
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