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SQL 2000 / Server 2000 multiple cpu!

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by tobej

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Hi there,

Does anyone know if the MS pricing of licensing goes up if you use dual or quad processing? Someone told me that for each extra processor that the price will be multiplied by the
amount of processors. so
Dual processor = 2 xinital cost = ????????

Thanks for the help.

Toby

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by jdickerson

You have to have a copy of 2000 Advanced Server to use quads, I believe.....This is probably the price descrepancy that you heard

by curlergirl

Win2K supports up to 4 processors out of the box, if I'm not mistaken. Win2K advanced server supports up to 8 processors. There is no per-processor charge on Win2K server, but I believe it is one of the options for purchasing SQL server. For SQL Server, I believe you can choose either to purchase a single server license and then purchase CALs per user, or you can purchase a "per processor" license (1 for every processor on which SQL is running) that licenses an unlimited number of users to use that processor. This is one of the magnificently convoluted pricing structures that Microsoft loves - if you're looking at purchasing SQL and want to find out what it will cost you, I'd advise you to call an expert - either your reseller or call Microsoft direct to find out how much it will cost. Hope this helps!

by joseph moore

Win2K Server supports 2 processors on a clean install; if you upgrade from NT4, then it will support 4 processors.
Win2K Advanced Server does 4 on a clean install and 8 on an upgrade.
SQL2000 does either a per seat licencing (1 license per client)or a per processor licencing, like the other answer mentioned.

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