Hi Chris
thanks for posting this message. I told my customers that same thing quite
often. However in the end they were afraid. Good to see somebody else to say
the same.
Regards
Lothar
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<christopherdtaylor1994@xxxxxxxxx> Datum: 27.04.17 15:32 (GMT+01:00) An:
andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx Cc: Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen@xxxxxxxxx>, Neil
Chandler <neil_chandler@xxxxxxxxxxx>, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: Re:
Oracle database on VM Ware
Here's the thing to consider (that I replied to Jeffrey off-list about).
1. If you license Oracle correctly/tightly on VMWare (not an entire farm
opposed to what Oracle tries to tell you), then you are going to be in for a
fight - Oracle will threaten you, potentially take you to court (and likely
lose) but they're betting you'll cave in before it makes it to court. The
problem is, the stress involved - keeping your companies legal team involved,
dealing with high pressure tactics from Oracle and whatever else comes along.
So, if a company is willing to "go to the mattresses" against Oracle and their
stance of running on VMWare it can be done, but the tradeoff is significant and
the legal costs could be high.
Just my $0.02 (if that)
Chris
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here is a discussion of the topic. As I read the conclusion, if Oracle cannot
physically run on a server, you dont need to license it.
http://houseofbrick.com/managing-oracle-licensing-in-a-shared-storage-environment/
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 04/27/2017 04:58 AM, Neil Chandler
wrote:
Yes it does. The Nutanix
documentation tells you to get your situation confirmed with
legal and they explicitly (and sensibly) avoid confirming any
license approval.
That is true, but Nutanix has a deal with Oracle:
http://next.nutanix.com/t5/Nutanix-Connect-Blog/Reducing-Oracle-Licensing-Cost-on-Nutanix/ba-p/13656
The installation ends up being much cheaper, which is the goal.
--
Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA
Tel: (347) 321-1217
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Andrew W. Kerber
'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'
