Does anyone know, with Xeon processors which multi-
thread, if you are going to license SQL Server on a per
process basis, do you license per physical processor or
per logical processor? Also, with Windows 2000 Advanced
server, which has a eight processor limit, is that limit
hit at 8 physical processors or 8 logical processors (4
physical)?

You license based on physical processors, not logical processors. For W2K
the processor limit is based on the logical processors. For W2K3 it is
based on physical processors. See

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...yperthread.asp

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Hal Berenson, SQL Server MVP
True Mountain Group LLC


"Jay H." <jay.hirshmiller (AT) interiorhealth (DOT) ca> wrote