RE: AWR Viewer
- From: "Matthew Zito" <mzito@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Allen, Brandon" <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:36:09 -0400
Again, maybe we're both beating dead horses here. I am saying that
there is a group at oracle known as the Enterprise Manager group. They
develop and license "management packs", such as diagnostic, tuning,
provisioning, configuration management, etc. When someone purchases one
of these packs, the revenue flows to the Enterprise Manager group,
regardless of whether it will be used with OEMGC or not. Hence,
management packs are part of enterprise manager, and are licensed based
on the number of processors on the database server that is being
managed. I think it is reasonable to say that those packs are part of
enterprise manager.
I am also saying that I am often frustrated with OEM because there seems
to be a widespread feeling, encouraged by Oracle Marketing, that Grid
Control is completely free. Also, when you install Oracle GC, all of
the packs are licensed by default on all targets- so at the very least,
it is disingenuous to suggest that Grid Control is free, because the
default scenario, the instant you start using it, you owe money.
Thanks,
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Allen, Brandon [mailto:Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 1:51 PM
To: Matthew Zito; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: AWR Viewer
Grid Control being free is absolutely not the same as "Oracle is free
because I can download it for free, I just need to license it when I run
it". There is no license required for Grid Control itself. Obviously
you have to have licenses for your databases - regardless of whether or
not you use Grid Control. Diagnostics Pack is a separately licensed
component of your TARGET DATABASE, not of Grid Control. You have to pay
for the Diag Pack license regardless of whether or not you run Grid
Control. There is no additional cost to run Grid Control. If I'm wrong
on this, please provide a link to some supporting evidence.
Thanks,
Brandon
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Zito [mailto:mzito@xxxxxxxxxxx]
I suppose semantically that's correct, though somewhat like me claiming
that Oracle is free because I can download it for free, I just need to
license it when I run it. . . .
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