Re: License for cold standby system?

Burkhard Schultheis <schultheis_at_tde-online.de> said:
>Our customer wants to have a cold standby system consisting of 2
>machines: One machine should run as server and one as client. Oracle
>should run on the server. If the server fails, the client should play
>both roles.
>What's with Oracle licenses? Do I need a license for each machine? Every
>time there is only one machine running oracle!

I recall the Software Investment Guide by Oracle covers this. Please have a look at it -- and after that ask from a local Oracle sales rep.

Software Investment Guide: http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/sig.pdf

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