Dennis, I remember something from the past about just such a "Deal" . You notified Oracle about the CPU's you had installed and then Oracle would use a "monitoring tool" to see how many CPU's you were using and they would charge you for the actual number of CPU's that you activated and for the time frame they were acticated. That way you could build a box that would run on 1 CPU for normal load and then ramp up for the heavy end of year processing. You would only be chagred for the extra CPU's when you needed them. I don't know if this policy is still in effect or not. ROR mª¿ªm
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/27/02 05:10PM >>> Dennis, This doesn't sound right. Oracle will not try to extort, er, charge money for CPU's that aren't installed. Merely having the slots doesn't count. Having CPU's installed but switched off but installed is not a new concept, having been around in the mainframe world for some time. I wouldn't think Oracle would try to make you pay for CPU's you can't use. Best call your Oracle rep for a definitive answer. Jared DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/27/02 07:23 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: Oracle CPU Licensing An analyst recently made a statement that under CPU licensing "Oracle is charging for unused CPU slots". I found this very surprising. I can see two possible interpretations: 1. If the system is capable of holding 8 CPUs, but I only have 4 CPUs installed, Oracle would charge me for 8 CPUs. I find this unacceptable. For one thing, in some machines, a slot can contain either a CPU or memory. 2. Some vendors (HP I believe) have offered an upgrade on demand configuration, where the system is delivered with more CPUs than the customer purchased. If the customer wants additional processing power, the vendor can switch on the additional CPUs, saving a visit by a customer engineer. Another possibility would be if I had a way to limit the number of CPUs that could execute Oracle. This doesn't sound so bad, since it might be easy to increase the number of CPUs without paying additional fees to Oracle. Has anyone heard of this type of license interpretation by Oracle? Our license renewal is coming up soon and we would prefer to not be blindsided. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ron Rogers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).