Re: Sybase on UltraSPARC IV

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:41:07 GMT

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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