Processor question

Hello Everyone,
When a certain platform let it be standard or enterprise, the processor
limitation on Standard is currently 4. Does that mean 4 physical processors
or if you had 2 physical processors with hyper threading which in Windows
would give you 4? I a bit confused about that.
Thank you
Alex Anderson
Alex Anderson wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> When a certain platform let it be standard or enterprise, the
> processor limitation on Standard is currently 4. Does that mean 4
> physical processors or if you had 2 physical processors with hyper
> threading which in Windows would give you 4? I a bit confused about
> that.
> Thank you
> Alex Anderson
Physical. In fact, it's my understanding that dual-core processors are
going to be treated as a single processor according to the Microsoft
Licensing. SO you need to license the physical CPUs in the box (for CPU
licensing). As always, check with Microsoft Licensing for any licensing
issues and questions.
David Gugick - SQL Server MVP
Quest Software
|||David is correct. Multi-core and hyperthreaded processors count as a single
processor for licensing and edition processor limits. This makes MS
licensing highly competitive and much simpler than "the other guys".
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"David Gugick" <david.gugick-nospam@.quest.com> wrote in message
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> Alex Anderson wrote:
> Physical. In fact, it's my understanding that dual-core processors are
> going to be treated as a single processor according to the Microsoft
> Licensing. SO you need to license the physical CPUs in the box (for CPU
> licensing). As always, check with Microsoft Licensing for any licensing
> issues and questions.
> --
> David Gugick - SQL Server MVP
> Quest Software
>
|||Thank you both for the information. You know Microsoft, you never know when
the wool will be pulled over our eyes.
Thank you
Alex Anderson
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eJ1sIGuIGHA.1288@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> David is correct. Multi-core and hyperthreaded processors count as a
> single processor for licensing and edition processor limits. This makes
> MS licensing highly competitive and much simpler than "the other guys".
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Senior Database Administrator
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "David Gugick" <david.gugick-nospam@.quest.com> wrote in message
> news:ebZRcptIGHA.1760@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
|||Microsoft is often confusing, but most of the time they avoid active
stupidity. Remember, MS is a very large organization and sometimes it takes
a while for feedback to trickle through. This time, they appear to have
gotten it right.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Alex Anderson" <AAnderson@.Murrieta.org> wrote in message
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> Thank you both for the information. You know Microsoft, you never know
> when the wool will be pulled over our eyes.
> Thank you
> Alex Anderson
> "Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eJ1sIGuIGHA.1288@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>