MS SQL Server - Per Processor Licensing

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Per Processor Licensing

Tim Miller

2006-03-10, 9:23 am

I've had a SQL 2000 Server with one processor and Per Processor licensing
for some time.
I recently purchased an additional processor for that server, and purchased
another independent 'Per Processor' license.

I put the extra processor in and now in Enterprise Manager it shows 4
processors rather than 2 (I'm assuming there's a good answer for why it's
not showing 2 and originally 1 - but that's not my question).

Question is, do I really not have to go ?somewhere? in the machine and
indicate to SQL Server 2000 that I have this extra license? The software
doesn't require a key, and I don't remember actually having to put my first
license in. Just seems crazy that as expensive as these licenses are
Microsoft doesn't require some sort of licensing proof. Maybe my SQL Server
is not ?really? using the 2nd processor?? But in that case you'd think it'd
tell me this and tell me what to do about it.

Comments?

Thanks
Tim

2006-03-10, 11:23 am

If you have hyperthreading or dual core procs, I believe it will see each as
a separate processor. Same thing in Performance Manager (ctrl - alt -
del). But you only need as many licenses as you have physical processors
and so you should be fine.

You could add the license to the general Licensing Manager in Windows,
however, you may not need to. I don't think it is required. The main
thing is that you have the proof on paper (or by Open License) and have done
the right thing.

"Tim Miller" <tmiller@deppmann.com> wrote in message
news:eQtGoLFRGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I've had a SQL 2000 Server with one processor and Per Processor licensing
> for some time.
> I recently purchased an additional processor for that server, and
purchased
> another independent 'Per Processor' license.
>
> I put the extra processor in and now in Enterprise Manager it shows 4
> processors rather than 2 (I'm assuming there's a good answer for why it's
> not showing 2 and originally 1 - but that's not my question).
>
> Question is, do I really not have to go ?somewhere? in the machine and
> indicate to SQL Server 2000 that I have this extra license? The software
> doesn't require a key, and I don't remember actually having to put my
first

> license in. Just seems crazy that as expensive as these licenses are
> Microsoft doesn't require some sort of licensing proof. Maybe my SQL
Server
> is not ?really? using the 2nd processor?? But in that case you'd think
it'd
> tell me this and tell me what to do about it.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks
> Tim
>
>

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