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Posted by Hugo Kornelis on 10/12/06 21:45
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:14:40 GMT, Enorme Vigenti wrote:
>In the processor licensing mode a license is required for each physical
>or virtual processor like explained in
>http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx
>
>->But what about dual core processor?
Hi Enorme,
You pay per soocket. So a dual-core can run on a single-core license.
And if you have a quad-code CPU with hyperthreading (do such beasts even
exist?), you'd have eight logical processors and still have to pay for
only a single processor license.
>->And what about clustering? (if a user install 2 server in cluster mode)
If only one server is active and the other is a passice server, used
only to take over from the active server in case of an emergency, you
only need a license for the active server. The passive server can't have
more processors than the active server, though.
If you have two active servers (e.g. using one to offload some of the
reporting tasks), you'll have to license both servers.
Licensing FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/faq.mspx
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Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP
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