Re: Oracle database on VM Ware

Here's the thing to consider (that I replied to Jeffrey off-list about).

1. If you license Oracle correctly/tightly on VMWare (not an entire farm opposed to what Oracle tries to tell you), then you are going to be in for a fight - Oracle will threaten you, potentially take you to court (and likely lose) but they're betting you'll cave in before it makes it to court. The problem is, the stress involved - keeping your companies legal team involved, dealing with high pressure tactics from Oracle and whatever else comes along.

> Here is a discussion of the topic. As I read the conclusion, if Oracle
> cannot physically run on a server, you dont need to license it.
>
> http://houseofbrick.com/managing-oracle-licensing-in-
> a-shared-storage-environment/
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 04/27/2017 04:58 AM, Neil Chandler wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes it does. The Nutanix documentation tells you to get your situation
>> confirmed with legal and they explicitly (and sensibly) avoid confirming
>> any license approval.
>>
>> That is true, but Nutanix has a deal with Oracle:
>>
>> http://next.nutanix.com/t5/Nutanix-Connect-Blog/Reducing-Ora
>> cle-Licensing-Cost-on-Nutanix/ba-p/13656
>>
>> The installation ends up being much cheaper, which is the goal.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mladen Gogala
>> Oracle DBA
>> Tel: (347) 321-1217
>>
>>
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> Andrew W. Kerber
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