Processor Licensing question

I have a dual processor system. One processor is used for boot operations
and the other is used for Applications. If I were to install SQL Single
Processior License on this machine would that be within the Licensing
restrictions as there is the one processor for Applications or would I need
another license? Thanks.
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George Hester
_________________________________If I remember correctly, SQL will automatically limit itself when using
the per processor license. If not, you can set the CPU affinity to 1
to make sure it only uses 1.
George Hester wrote:
> I have a dual processor system. One processor is used for boot operations
> and the other is used for Applications. If I were to install SQL Single
> Processior License on this machine would that be within the Licensing
> restrictions as there is the one processor for Applications or would I need
> another license? Thanks.
> --
> George Hester
> _________________________________|||"PSPDBA" <DissendiumDBA@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If I remember correctly, SQL will automatically limit itself when using
> the per processor license. If not, you can set the CPU affinity to 1
> to make sure it only uses 1.
>
With Per-Proc licensing you must license SQL Server on all processers
visible to the OS instance where SQL is running.
If you want to run a single proc of SQL on a multi-proc box that is used for
multiple different workloads, you can use Virtual Server 2003 R2, install a
new OS that can only see one processor, and install a single-proc license of
SQL Server on that OS instance.
From:
Virtualization and Multiple Instances
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/multipleinstances.mspx
Each virtual operating environment running SQL Sever 2005 must have a
processor license for each processor that the virtual machine accesses. If a
copy of SQL Server is running on a physical operating environment, then
processor licenses are required for all of the processors on that physical
server.
David