Need help for SQL Server Standard edition 2008R2 ????????

• KumarVelayutham

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  September 5, 2012 at 3:17 am

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  I am desperately looking for one help.Could you please look below doubt and confirm the same?

  Does SQL Server Standard edition 2008R2 supports 8 core processor?Will 8 core processor will be treated as one processor or not?

  Source:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143760(v=sql.105).aspx)

  I need to know whether sql2008R2 std edition supports 8 core,so if supports,we can go with this for installation in production rather than enterprise

  which can save cost to the company.

  Regards,
  Kumar

• MVDBA (Mike Vessey)

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  September 5, 2012 at 3:42 am

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  it supports 4 physical sockets , but each socket is allowed to be multi-core

  so you can have 4 8-core processors (32 cores) if you want

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• MVDBA (Mike Vessey)

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  September 5, 2012 at 3:43 am

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  as per the link you posted - each socket is one licence.. therefore 1 8-core socket will count as 1 cpu licence

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• call.copse

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  September 5, 2012 at 3:46 am

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  My interpretation would be that it certainly should do and that you will be correctly licenced if you buy per socket rather than per logical core.

  This is well signposted to have changed in SQL 2012 of course.