On 2/14/06, Joe Ferraro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We've been planning out a VMWARE setup for our ColdFusion environment for a > few months now and it doesn't appear to pose any licencing restrictions.
MM/Adobe is very clear that license is for the *number* of CPUs, so virtualized servers aren't a problem. Neither, happily, are the number of cores on the CPU. So 2 physical CPUs on one server is the base license and you're set from there on out for virtualized servers -- practically, you'll probably have trouble running more than 2-4 VMs unless you've got really highend boxes or you have *extremely* low load per VM. The > operating systems are per instance, other than that there shouldn't be a > problem. Depends on your OS of course. While Windows 2003 server (and earlier) requires a separate licensed copy of Windows *per installation* (even if it's not active if you are strict about these things) the various Linux and Solaris OSes have different, generally looser, licensing. Obviously Fedora, BSD, and others are free. It is worth though, taking a look at Windows 2003 R2 Server -- the license was explicitly changed for the *Enterprise* (well, and the datacenter) edition such that you can install as many copies of that version (or the Standard version) legally under the license and simultaneously run up to 4 concurrently on the same server. More at the link http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensingr2/overview.mspx If you're already running enterprise edition, or getting ready to upgrade, this is a huge bonus. You effectively get 4 licenses for your virtual machines and have no more licensing concerns about built-but-not-running VMs -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:232388 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
