User Minimums
Source: Oracle Corporation.
Most of Oracle products have a minimum user requirement.
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For Oracle Database Products
You can either license by:
* Named User Plus
* Processor
User Minimums when licensing by Named User Plus
| Program | Named User Plus Minimum |
| Oracle Database Enterprise Edition | 25 Named Users Plus per Processor |
| Oracle Database Standard Edition | 5 Named Users Plus* |
| Oracle Database Enterprise Edition Options and Enterprise Managers | Enterprise Edition Options & Enterprise Managers must match the number of licenses of the associated Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. In addition, a minimum of 25 Named User Plus licenses per Processor must be met. Associated Database is defined as the database(s) which is (are) being managed by the option. |
| All other Oracle Database products | 1 Named User Plus |
| Oracle Standard Edition One | 5 Named Users Plus** |
* Oracle Database Standard Edition can only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 4 sockets. If licensing by Named User Plus, the minimum is 5 Named User Plus licenses.Additionally, it may be licensed on a single cluster of servers supporting up to a maximum of four sockets.
** Oracle Standard Edition One may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets. If licensing by Named User Plus, the minimum is 5 Named User Plus licenses.
If the user minimum is 25 Named Users Plus per processor, then follow the instructions below to calculate the minimum number of named user plus licenses required for your intended hardware configuration.
1. Determine the number of processors on each server where the programs are installed and/or running.
2. Add together the processors on each server.
3. Multiply the total number of processors by 25.
4. The resultant number represents the minimum number of named user plus licenses required for this hardware configuration.
Example: For Database Enterprise Edition on 3 computers each with 2 processors:
1. Number of processors on each server = 2
2. Total number of processors = 6 (3 computers x 2 processors = 6)
3. Multiply the total number of processors by 25 - the required minimum for Database Enterprise Edition is 25 named users plus per processor. (6*25 = 150 named users plus)
4. For this hardware configuration containing 6 processors the minimum number of named user plus licenses required for Database Enterprise Edition is 150.
User Minimums when licensing by Processor
The minimum is 1 for all Oracle Database products.