One license entitles to one physical core. No additional licenses are required for any environments that are hosted on the server. Processor Must license all physical CPUs. One license entitles to one physical CPU. May be licensed only on servers that have a maximum capacity of 4 CPU sockets.
When used with Oracle Real Application Clusters, may be licensed only on a single cluster of servers supporting up to a total maximum capacity of 4 CPU sockets. May be licensed only on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 CPU sockets. Express Edition Free, but usage is restricted. All of the options and management packs can be purchased. None of the options or management packs can be purchased.
The company has 20 individuals authorized to use the database. But if you upgrade to SE2, that cluster would no longer meet the restrictions, because it has more than two physical sockets per host. You would need to move to a new cluster with hosts that contain two physical sockets per host, or license EE. Neither of these options looks very attractive. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest industry insights, product news, thought leadership and more.
Scenarios requiring no additional cost You currently have Standard Edition deployed on a server with a maximum capacity of two sockets and you want to make use of the latest version. Assuming that you have an active support maintenance contract, you can install Standard Edition 2 at no additional cost.
You currently have Standard Edition deployed on a two-server cluster using Real Application Clusters , where each server has one physical socket. This setup is valid for SE 2. The audit starts when you receive a notification letter in which you are notified that you have been selected for a license audit or license review.
The LMS consultant that performs the audit or the LMS partner that is selected for the audit is listed in the letter as well. You are requested to assign a single point of contact within your organization, which will act as the coordinator for the audit from your side. If end-users have been keeping good, complete, and accurate records of their software deployments, 45 days should be ample time to respond to the audit request.
The typical answer of the auditors will be that you are randomly selected. As per the terms of the license agreement, you are responsible for any of your costs that are incurred in cooperating with the audit. Recently, the Campaign for Clear Licensing started their project to try and help highlight the complexities around Oracle licensing, and how the licensing metrics need to be made clearer to customers.
The CCL want to be Oracle users voice in making a difference and helping them understand their Oracle licenses. Furthermore, the CCL want to help communicate licensing changes effectively and efficiently to Oracle users, as without adequate communication users could end up paying an awful lot of money for licenses they were not aware they needed. Oracle licensing remains one of the most complex structures to understand.
This licensing quick guide has gone over the basics of Oracle licensing and how to ensure you keep up-to-date with Oracle licensing changes. Organisations Oracle estates will differ as environments and requirements are different. Click here for more information. Image credit.
Non-ULA products or additional products bought to remove compliance gaps are excluded from fixed support. Can you please help me with a licensing query — consider a dual socket, 16 core server two Xeon processors, each with 8 cores running Oracle Enterprise Database.
How many NUP licenses minimum do I need for such a server? Just a quick question. Do you have a list of the dates when Oracle used the various license models.
NUP vs Processor vs Core? Hi, all Can i use 1 enterprise license on 2 server with 2 core each? The Oracle license and Services Agreement OLSA is the standard contract, subject only to local country legal requirements, for use across all sales channels. A very good and informative article…just want to add following: a Oracle Standard Edition — revoked b Oracle Standard Edition One — revoked.
Oracle cloud infrastructure — we have compute classic which provides 1. Related articles:. Micro Focus software audit lawsuit: Why defining metrics is important.
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