reg core based licence

[satish]

Dear Erman,

We have taken core based licences for oracle database enterprise edition(2 nodes).Any idea how can we identify for how many cores/procs we have taken licence

Thank you

[Satish]

Our client said they have taken 8 proc licence 4 for prod and 4 for uat.what does he mean by proc here?

Prod 2 node Rac
Uat 2 node Rac

Thank you

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

This is not my expertise.
But, I can say you that, you either purchase licenses by cpu or by user count(named user plus)

I can suggest you to read -> http://ermanarslan.blogspot.com.tr/2017/01/oda-quick-tip-for-cpu-vcpu-counts-named.html

You can also read more on licensing here -> http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/databaselicensing-070584.pdf

[satish]

Thanks for update erman.

Could you plz clarify what exactly the terms indicates

What is ODA X4 HA machine in below summary


Total VCPU per  ODA node is 24x2 VCPU = "48 VCPU"

Total VCPU of an ODA X4 HA machine is = "96 VCPU "

[satish]

What does 4 -way box mean?
Per processor means per physical CPU?

The Enterprise Edition requires a minimum of 25 Named User Plus per Processor licenses or the total number of actual users, whichever is greater. Example: A customer who wants to license the Database Enterprise Edition on a 4-way box will be required to license a minimum of 4 processors * 25 Named User Plus, which is equal to 100 Named User Plus.

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

VCPU is actually a thread.
as HT is enabled. We multiply the core count with 2 and find the VCPU count.

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

4-way box = 4 cores.