[Closed] Numpty Software License question

Some servers run effectively as more than one computer, so they're saying this can be used on only one of those computers.

thanks. So if i've downloaded this software before on an old ( now unused) single base unit, can I install it again on a newer base unit?

Thanks

If your not using it on another computer than yes that should be fine, in most cases of software licence anyway.

thanks Drac. Moderators rule!!

Its probably easier if you explain what you were hoping to do and someone will tell you if it is permitted or not.

My understanding is that if you ran this on a dual or quad core processor then with a single licence you could only run it on one of the processors. If you want to run it on all the processors within a multicore system you need to buy one license for each. I've seen this sort of requirement in very expensive computer modelling software. Usually it should still work, just slower than it could if you had enough money to use the computer's full power.

I'm not sure if that is what Drac was describing.

running oracle express on a new base unit. Previously done the same on a now unused base unit. Private use only. Old base unit failed so hasn't been uninstalled.

It's assuming you're running it on a server (Oracle - enterprise database server, so reasonable assumtion).
You may install it once on one computer. Fore xample, say you run a couple of business, one selling stuff, one doing web design and you want to keep them seperate. You might install one instance of Oracle to run the selling stuff biusiness and another to run the web stuff business. That's illegal, you can only install one instance, then run different databases for each business.
Server class machines may have dual- or quad- core processors, but they may well have multiple processors (one of the ours has 8). Never used Orable, but SQL allows you to "lock" a processor to the software, so that process is dedicated to runing SQL and does nothing else. Assuming Oracle does the same, that's what you're expected to do in an SMp environment. My understanding is that this is only valid where SMP (Symmetric Multi Processing, or multiple physical CPU's) are installed and does not apply to multi-core processors (quad core processor still = 1 physical processor), possibly because it may not be possible to define processor activity (maybe, I don't know)

thanks everyone. Yeah that's seems to make sense ( i think) BigButSlimmer - although SMP etc are new to me.

I have been looking around and i tend to agree - a multi core processors although having two pipelines hopefully is regarding by Oracle as a single cpu.

i was thinking i may have run it differently somehow with a dual / multicore cpu, ( if that makes sense) - although i do not think this is true

8 processors 😈

Ok I have to ask, what is someone who clearly knows very little about computers doing installing Oracle? Not trolling, genuinely interested.

learning more about computers??

Do you know alot about computers- geniune question not trolling?

Please be easy on me

thanks everyone for your kind replies.

dual core - two pipeline

i know a bit about about some mtb bikes - but if you gave me a Raleigh chopper I may still have to ask some basic questions about things such as 3 spd hubs etc..Although i suppose knowing about mtbs would help me learn better. If just said of course i know about 3 spds hubs I've got a mtb then that would not be true.

i know nothing about computers but have a quad core imagination

LOL

I think mines overclocked 🙂

Random Jeremy - Oracle, large database company/system. You may have heard of "Sun Microsystems" - Oracle own Sun.

No shit sherlock, I used to work for Sun. What I was alluding to was that installing Oracle only ever tends to be done by people who are either DBAs or sysadmins in large corporate environments, not by people who don't know very basic stuff. *whoosh*

peace please. 🙂

Sorry Random - I miss read your post, I thought you were saying you knew very little about computers and what was Oracle! However now that I reread your post I see I was obviously paying too much attention to the customer on the phone and not enough to the forum!

However,this might answer juiced's question on how Oracle view multicore processors: http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Oracle_licensing#Enterprise_Edition_Per-core_licensing

thanks