Re: Sybase on UltraSPARC IV

From: noone (noone_at_noone.org)
Date: 09/30/04

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    Anthony Mandic wrote:
    > Per Eirik wrote:
    >
    >>Suns new UltraSPARC IV processor supports Chip Multi-Threading (CMT) where
    >>each physical CPU act as two logical CPUs to the OS:
    >>
    >>http://www.sun.com/servers/highend/whitepapers/Sun_Fire_Enterprise_Servers_Performance.pdf
    >>
    >>I have heard that Sybase UK claims that you have to buy two Internet Access
    >>Licences for each UltraSPARC IV CPU because it acts as two CPUs to the OS.
    >>Can this really be true?
    >
    >
    > I very much doubt it. Its best to ask your local Sybase sales rep.
    > But, if its one physical CPU, I don't see how they can charge you
    > a license for two (assuming your licensing is CPU based). Regardless,
    > an Internet Access license isn't dependant on the number of CPUs
    > (or is it?).

    It is ...e.g. We have an Internet Access license ( IAL ) for 6 CPUs on
    an E3500, and another IAL for 2 CPUs on a SunFire 280R.

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