Hi,
I have a question regarding license calculation in DB EE.
If I have 2 virtual hard-partitioned VMs with DBs installed.
Both have 5 cores each and the multi-core factor is 0.5.
The Software Investment Guide from Oracle says:
The number of required licenses shall be determined by multiplying the total number of cores of the processor by a core processor licensing factor specified on the Oracle Processor Core Factor Table, which can be accessed at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/contracts/license-service-agreement/index.html . All cores on all multicore chips for each licensed program are to be aggregated before multiplying by the appropriate core processor licensing factor and all fractions of a number are to be rounded up to the next whole number.
So, as per this
I need the following # of licenses:
VM1 = 5x0.5 = 2.5 = 3 (after rounding up)
VM2 = 5x0.5 = 2.5 = 3 (after rounding up)
Total = 6
That is an extra 1 license for nothing. Please enlighten.
Thanks,
T