Martin, I'm not sure if you need to pay a license when you are using ACFS on a database server (in which case you are already paying for the database license). I think this license is only necessary when you are using ACFS on non database servers, to use them as storage servers or something. But then again, I'm not from Oracle licensing ... Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer: www.uptime.be/disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Klier Sent: woensdag 15 juni 2011 14:43 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Oracle CloudFS (ACFS etc.) licensing Hi folks, what's your opinion about the "new" licensing policy ($5000/CPU) regarding ACFS/ADVM, now sold as as "CloudFS"? http://www.usn-it.de/index.php/2011/06/15/oracle-asm-cloudfs-licensing-policy/ Does it keep you from using/testing/trying it? Do you use it anyway? Thanks Martin -- Usn's IT Blog for Linux, Oracle, Asterisk http://www.usn-it.de -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l