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Hi Tom, Yes, I know. Starting in 11g, the features guide has a note ("Extra cost option") when the feature is a separately-licensed option (I agree with your point--the docs aren't necessarily the authoritative source for license info, but I'd argue that Oracle Sales doesn't always know either :). Also, the lack of any listing of Data Guard option in the Options and Packs chapter of the licensing guide (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/license.102/b14199/options.htm#CIHJJBGA) would suggest that it isn't separately licensed. If it isn't on the price list at http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/technology-price-list.pdf (page 2), then it is likely not an optional component. To answer the other OP question, there's nothing (licensing or otherwise) to stop you from shipping logfiles from one SE database to another SE database and keep it in continuous recovery mode (i.e. "roll your own" data guard). In either case, EE or SE, you'd still have to license the 2nd DB server even if you were only using it as the DR site. With Data Guard, I've heard of Oracle discounting the DR server's license quite a bit more than the typical discount, but YMMV. Note that it is coming up on the end of Oracle's fiscal year, so experience tells us that prices will be dropping (via discounts) steadily from now through May 31. Dan Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR) wrote: -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l |
