It should run fine, but I think it will only utilize "the lesser of one socket or 4 cores" [1].
Why aren't you virtualizating anyways? :) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143760.aspx On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anybody understand the licensing model for this? > > > > I have a Windows based legacy mailserver running on Windows Server 2003 > web edition that needs to be updated to a newer version of the OS and to > new hardware. So I don’t believe any CALs are required, but even so, the > price for SQL Server Standard will be a showstopper at something like $3000 > I think? > > > > The limitations seem to be 1GB memory, 10GB database size (per database), > and 1 physical CPU. I see where the server can have more than 1GB memory, > but SQL will be restricted to not using more than 1GB of it. Thankfully, > because who would have that little memory in a server. > > > > But what about the 1 physical CPU. I am wanting to put this on a used > DL380 G7 with dual 6-core CPUs. I can’t find how the single CPU is > enforced. Is it > > > > a) Will refuse to run on a dual CPU machine > > b) Similar to the memory limitation, will run but SQL will only use 1 CPU > > c) Not enforced until Microsoft does an audit and forces me to pay $3000 > plus fines > > > > Oh, and don’t get me going on licensing for Windows Server 2016, that > looks feasless, I assume I need to go with 2012 R2. >
