DataStage License

y2ariyas · Post by **y2ariyas** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:16 pm

Hi DataStage gurus,

I understand IBM license for DataStage is based on number of CPU,
but if we decide to use dual-core cpu, would that be considered as 1 license(1cpu) or 2 license?

Any help is appreciated.

thanks

DSguru2B · Post by **DSguru2B** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:18 pm

2 licenses.

y2ariyas · Post by **y2ariyas** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:24 pm

Thanks for the quick reply DSguru2B,

Is it a good idea to go to dual-core processors or two separate cpu's?

DSguru2B · Post by **DSguru2B** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:26 pm

Thats like a more general processing question. Search for it on google. Let us know what you found

Krazykoolrohit · Post by **Krazykoolrohit** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:43 pm

I came across this blog from Vincent

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/websphere ... eady-13998

this may help you out.

narasimha · Post by **narasimha** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:03 am

An open question - Does Quad-Core require 4 Licenses ?

I_Server_Whale · Post by **I_Server_Whale** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:02 am

narasimha wrote:An open question - Does Quad-Core require 4 Licenses ?

I guess so. Four times the power and efficiency would cost four licenses.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:19 am

I know you've got the smiley there, Whale, but it's not about processing power. Oracle used to play that game, called them 'Power Units', different CPUs or Server classes were assigned different amounts of Power Units and thus different amounts of money. Didn't go over well and didn't last all that long, from what I recall.

It's strictly about the number of CPUs. 'Quad Core' is exactly what it sounds like - 4 CPUs on a single 'core' or chip. To an application it doesn't look or smell any different than 4 separate CPUs. So to me, it's not a open question at all... one would require 4 CPU licences. No doubt in my mind.

I_Server_Whale · Post by **I_Server_Whale** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:36 am

Craig,
Thanks for confirming.
Whale.

narasimha · Post by **narasimha** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:37 pm

Thanks Craig,

Found a couple of related topics on the IBM site

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/d ... kopoulos2/

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/d ... ikopoulos/

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:41 pm

narasimha wrote: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/d ... kopoulos2/

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/d ... ikopoulos/

Thats interesting, so the Dual core or Quad core or not charge as 2 or 4 liciense as it is by IBM.

narasimha · Post by **narasimha** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:48 pm

They calculate based on Processor Value Unit Licensing

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:08 pm

Great... power units. Perhaps they'll roll that into DataStage with the 8.0 release.