Re: Recovery machine
- From: Hemant K Chitale <hemantkchitale@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:21:29 +0800
True.
I was replying specifcaly to Brian's question :
> So if I need oracle 9, 10 and 11 on this box, do I have to pay for a
separate license for each?
Licencing is not by version. If you have licenced by processor for a
server, it doesn't matter which version you run. However, *support* is
sensitive to the version that you use.
Hemant
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> If you have a box on which Oracle is installed you have to have an Oracle
> Licence. we got reviewed by Oracle
> and stung for £4000
> there's no such thing as a Dev, Test or "standby box' in Oracle's eyes.
> Sadly.
>
>
> On 9 September 2011 02:22, Hemant K Chitale <hemantkchitale@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Licensing is by processors or named users. Versions and number of
>> databases
>> don't matter.
>> As long as you licence for the number of processors OR number of users
>> (one
>> user using all three databases counts as ONE for licensing) you are
>> covered.
>> Support (and access to patches), on the other hand, IS sensitive to the
>> version you run.
>> Having said that, check with your Oracle Sales consultant if you *really*
>> need to license the server where you will *only test restores* and not put
>> in production use.
>>
>> Also note that if you are licenced by users, multiple databases *for the
>> same user* are automatically covered.
>>
>> Hemant K Chitale
>> http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com
>> http://hemantscribbles.blogspot.com
>>
>> sent from my smartphone
>> On 9 Sep 2011 03:21, "Zelli, Brian" <Brian.Zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Ok, I asked earlier in the week what everyone was doing for testing
>> recoveries. So now we are going to build a separate playground area for
>> these to occur. So if I need oracle 9, 10 and 11 on this box, do I have to
>> pay for a separate license for each?
>> > ciao,
>> > Brian
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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