No. Windows licensing cares about SOCKETS, not cores.
Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Processor Cores, and Windows Version questions TO the list, I am trying to correctly, wrap my head about the relationship between the processor min/max specifications on Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter. MY specific question is this, and my google fu and MSDN have failed me. If I had a Single Dual-Core processor its going to look and function as 2 Processors in Windows, therefore I can use Standard edition without an issue. If I had a Quad Core (Single) processor its going to look and function as 4 processors in Windows, therefore I can use Standard Edition without an issue. If I had 2 Quad Core Processors, its going to look and function as 8 processors in Windows and I need to utilize Enterprise Edition accordingly to get all the processor support. If I had 4 Quad Core Processors, its going to look and function as 16 processors and I need to move to Datacenter Edition? Here are the resources I have when I am hashing this out. REFERENCES: Memory Limits for Windows Releases http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx Memory Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143685.aspx Maximum Number of Processors Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143760.aspx Maximum Capacity Specifications for SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx Microsoft SQL Server and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/SQLonHTT.doc Microsoft SQL 2005 Licensing Whitepaper http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/sqlserverlicensing.mspx Microsoft SQL 2005 Features Comparsion. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx Can I get a witness or some confirmation I am going down the right path. Z ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
