vmNewb35
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Now that made some sense...so let's summarize:

If you can't hard partition (a la LPARs, etc.) you must pay for the total number of CPUs on the box. But if you have 16 CPUs and you cut an LPAR for 8 and run Oracle solely for this partition then you only pay an 8-way license.

Sounds like if you go VMWare with Oracle, you will pay for the number of CPUs you build into the VM and then license that way. And if you end up needing more, then you will pay additional costs as you grow.

Unless I have missed the boat entirely, this[/u] seems to be reasonable. Thanks a bunch for finding that Eric.

Now as to whether or not it is a good solution, remains to be answered by you guys a whole lot smarter than me. I figured this thread would get tackled with all kinds of posts since it seems Oracle has such a strong market share/presence.

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