Re: is there a way of using a Single processor Oracle License on Multi CPU Box

Hi Guys ,

 Thanx for your reply. I am using windows 2000 server, the box is a dell server with 4 cpu's on board. I dont have the model number of the Dell box...but i have a gut feeling that windows will not allow to configure a program to run on 1 dedicated cpu. lets hope i am wrong. let me have your feedback if any.

thanx,

Jiggaman

Mark Bole wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>
> > "jiggaman" <jiggamanrocks_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1116975179.468081.77820_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >>we have a single cpu Oracle 8i EE license. We need to migrate the
> >>database to a new box which has 4 cpu's. Is there a way to limit the
> >>usage of oracle 1 cpu so that we are not in violation of our license.
> >>Any help or pointers on this issue will be very helpful.
> >>
> >>thanx in advance
> >>
> >>Jiggaman
> >>
> >
> >
> > nope, you have to disable / remove the cpu's
> >
> >
>
> Since you didn't include platform hardware information, it's difficult
> to give a good answer. What little information there is on Oracle's
> site, says that "hard" CPU partitioning meets the licensing
> requirements, while "soft" does not. (for example, simply off-lining a
> processor on a Solaris box using "psradmin" does not reduce the
> licensing requirement).
>
> You almost certainly can't keep all four CPU's on-line and claim that
> somehow only one of them is doing Oracle work.
>
> Let your sales rep be your guide...
>
> -Mark Bole
Received on Tue May 24 2005 - 23:08:15 CDT