I'm hoping someone can confirm what I *think* I have figured out.
We are getting ready to build a new database server. It will be a dual-processor system, each processor is a Quad-Core Xeon(TM).
Microsoft say their licensing for server products is per CPU (socket) so a Quad-Core counts as one. Windows 2003 x64 Standard and SQL Server x64 Standard both support up to 4 processors.
The question I have is, will the operating system and SQL server see and use all eight cores, or do I need the Enterprise editions?
We are getting ready to build a new database server. It will be a dual-processor system, each processor is a Quad-Core Xeon(TM).
Microsoft say their licensing for server products is per CPU (socket) so a Quad-Core counts as one. Windows 2003 x64 Standard and SQL Server x64 Standard both support up to 4 processors.
The question I have is, will the operating system and SQL server see and use all eight cores, or do I need the Enterprise editions?