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CHAPTER 4 PLANNING
in a separate data center and will handle a standby database, which is kept synchronized
with the production database using Oracle’s Data Guard technology; the standby database
can also be used for reporting purposes and backups if the Active Data Guard option
is purchased. The fourth server is needed to house multiple development and testing
databases.
Table 4-1 shows the license and support fees I calculated using the pricing document
on the Oracle web site when I wrote this chapter; the prices are subject to change, so you
should always download the latest version of the pricing document. I’ve included typical
options that you might consider licensing, such as table partitioning—a performance and
management feature that we will discuss in Chapter 7—and new features of Oracle Database
11g such as Active Data Guard and Total Recall. I’ve also included some extra-cost
database administration tools such as Diagnostics Pack and Tuning Pack. I had to multiply
the number of CPU cores by a factor of 0.75 to compute the number of equivalent
CPUs that must be licensed. More information on the treatment of multicore CPUs can
be found in the pricing document listed at the end of this chapter; AMD and Intel CPUs
are treated differently than Sun CPUs.
Table 4-1. Oracle Licensing Cost for a High-End Configuration
Description
License
Cost per
Single-Core
CPU
Number of
Licensed
Servers
Number of
Licensed
CPUs
Number
of Cores
Number of
Equivalent
CPUs Cost
Enterprise Edition $47,500 4 16 64 48 $2,280,000
Real Application $23,000 2 8 32 24 $552,000
Clusters
Partitioning Option $11,500 4 16 64 48 $552,000
Active Data Guard $5,800 3 12 48 36 $208,800
Total Recall $5,800 3 12 48 36 $208,800
Diagnostics Pack $3,500 3 12 48 36 $126,000
Tuning Pack $3,500 3 12 48 36 $126,000
Configuration $3,500 4 16 64 48 $168,000
Management Pack
Provisioning Pack $3,500 4 16 64 48 $168,000
Total Purchase
Price
$4,389,600
Annual Support
Fees
$965,712
The total cost of Oracle licenses for the configuration that I chose is $4,389,600, and
the annual support fee is $965,712. The high cost of licenses and support may cause you
to select a different hardware configuration or to license fewer software options that
you would prefer. Table 4-2 shows the prices I calculated for a low-end configuration