As per the licensing that is correct, I am on select licensing, so its not a real big issue, what the core- of the discussion is what windows see, and uses, so I am not asking for enhanced version of OS, if I don't need them ( Basically Standard VS Enterprise, VS Datacenter)
Right now I got Quad Quad Cores (16 Cores= 16 Processors to windows? Would Enterprise see and be able to use it all?) Same goes for Dual Quad-Cores ( 8 Cores= 8 Processors, per the guidelines, Standard can only use 4 Processors, therefore it looks like in that case I would have to go to Enterprise edition to use all the available processors) Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Processor Cores, and Windows Version questions I have had one Microsoft Licensing person tell me, not put in writing or email that it is based on the Physical Processor. Not the number of cores on that processor, so 4 quad core processors are still only a 4-processor system for licensing purposes. Now I am still not sure that is the case, and I would not count on that until you get it in writing. I would consult whoever you get your licensing from and make sure you have it in writing to back you up. -----Original Message----- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Processor Cores, and Windows Version questions TO the list, I am trying to correctly, wrap my head about the relationship between the processor min/max specifications on Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter. MY specific question is this, and my google fu and MSDN have failed me. If I had a Single Dual-Core processor its going to look and function as 2 Processors in Windows, therefore I can use Standard edition without an issue. If I had a Quad Core (Single) processor its going to look and function as 4 processors in Windows, therefore I can use Standard Edition without an issue. If I had 2 Quad Core Processors, its going to look and function as 8 processors in Windows and I need to utilize Enterprise Edition accordingly to get all the processor support. If I had 4 Quad Core Processors, its going to look and function as 16 processors and I need to move to Datacenter Edition? Here are the resources I have when I am hashing this out. REFERENCES: Memory Limits for Windows Releases http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx Memory Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143685.aspx Maximum Number of Processors Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143760.aspx Maximum Capacity Specifications for SQL Server 2005 http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx Microsoft SQL Server and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/SQLonHTT.doc Microsoft SQL 2005 Licensing Whitepaper http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/sqlserverlicensing.mspx Microsoft SQL 2005 Features Comparsion. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx Can I get a witness or some confirmation I am going down the right path. Z ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
