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SQL licensing question

  • October 10, 2014 at 7:57 am

    #297323

    Hi -

    I have setup two nodes (node 1 and node 2) as active/passive clustered server, and installed two instances (instance 1 and instance 2) on node1.

    For some reason, we have a need to run each instance on separate node (instance 1 running on node 1 and instance 2 running on node 2) by moving the service of one instance to the other node.

    Would that violate the licensing issue since we are active/passive and that by doing so we turn into active/active, correct?

  • October 10, 2014 at 9:05 am

    #1751678

    If you're moving instance 2 to run on the second node, you need to license the second node as well.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • October 10, 2014 at 9:17 am

    #1751684

    Gail -

    Thanks for your reply, that what the intension is but I guess due to licensing we might not do so.

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