Re: Licensing question
From: <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:46:02 +0200
Message-ID: <hopu55tl1h7qn5c067opp1mb6l118ju9q8_at_4ax.com>
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:33 GMT, Chuck <chuckh1958_nospam_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:46:02 +0200
Message-ID: <hopu55tl1h7qn5c067opp1mb6l118ju9q8_at_4ax.com>
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:33 GMT, Chuck <chuckh1958_nospam_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>I know this is not the best place to ask this question but I have not
>been able to find a clear answer on metalink and have not received a
>reply or call back from oracle sales on this thought I've been trying
>for a couple of days now.
>
>I have several machines that are overpowered for the database instances
>running on them. I'd like to shut of or remove CPU's. Can I legally do
>that to reduce my licensing cost? The platform is Solaris sparc, Oracle
>10.2.
>
>TIA
In the past Oracle stated it was the *capacity* that counted.
So if you have 4 cpu sockets, and you fit only 1, you pay for 4 cpu's.
You really need to get in touch with a salesrep!
-- Sybrand Bakker Senior Oracle DBAReceived on Thu Jul 16 2009 - 12:46:02 CDT