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Provisioning and Patching , then Database Provisioning. Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, click the Setup menu. Provisioning and Patching , then Storage Registration. On the Multitenant container database's home page, from the Oracle Database menu, select Provisioning , then Provision Pluggable Database. These verbs operate on a database pool. The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database:.

Also, any report created using the "create-like" feature of BI publisher referring the preceding reports, falls under this license. If you want to use the Oracle Database Gateways listed above not solely for the purposes of Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack, then you must purchase full-use licenses for the Oracle Database Gateways. Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting functionality cannot be executed directly against the non-Oracle database.

Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack must be licensed only for the source database server, i. There is no requirement to license the pack for the staging database server on which masking and subsetting operations are executed, or for copies made of the masked database. All features, functions, links, buttons, and drill-downs on these Oracle Enterprise Manager menus are licensed as part of the Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack. Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, click the Enterprise menu, then Quality Management , then select:.

From the Oracle database or cluster database target home page, click the Security menu, then select:. Data Masking Definitions. With the purchase of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database, you also are entitled to the features described in the following sections.

The init. The Licensed Links, features, and functions listed in the following sections apply only to the Oracle Database target and the associated host an Oracle Database is deployed on. For management on non-Oracle Database targets, you must purchase the appropriate management pack. All features, functions, links, buttons, and drill-downs on this menu are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. From the Oracle database or cluster database target home page, click the Oracle Database menu, then Provisioning.

From the Oracle cluster database target home page, click the Oracle Database menu, then Provisioning. From the database home page, click on Oracle Database , Configuration.

All features, functions, links, buttons, and drill-downs on this menu, excluding Topology, are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. All features, functions, links, buttons, and drill-downs on this page are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. When viewing comparison results differences as described in the Configuration Compare feature, select the configuration specification in the tree on the left.

Select Enable File Synchronization. From the database home page, click on Schema , Change Management. All features, unctions, links, buttons, and drill-downs on this menu are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. From the Enterprise Manager home page, click the Enterprise menu and Compliance. All reports in each of these sections are licensed as part of this pack.

The following compliance views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:. The following provisioning and patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:. The following patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:.

The following configuration views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:. The following Oracle home patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:. The following security views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:.

The following client configuration views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:. Supporting functionality to perform per stream bottleneck detection and per component top wait event analysis. In order to use the features listed above, you must purchase licenses for Oracle Diagnostics Pack.

This parameter can be set to one of three values:. To determine which links in Enterprise Manager are part of Oracle Diagnostics Pack, click the Setup link on the top right-hand part of the Enterprise Manager Home page.

When you click the Setup link, the navigation bar contains the Management Pack Access link. Click this link. This will take you to the Management Pack Access page, which allows you to grant and remove access from all the management packs. This procedure disables all the links and tabs associated with Oracle Diagnostics Pack in Enterprise Manager.

All the disabled links and tabs are part of Oracle Diagnostics Pack and therefore require a pack license. Oracle Diagnostics Pack features can also be accessed by way of database server APIs and command-line interfaces:. They can be used without the Oracle Diagnostics Pack license. This procedure disables all the links and tabs associated with Oracle Tuning Pack in Enterprise Manager.

All the disabled links and tabs are part of Oracle Tuning Pack and therefore require a pack license. Oracle Tuning Pack features can also be accessed by way of database server APIs and command-line interfaces:. This script lists, in two distinct sections:.

If you are not a My Oracle Support registered user, then click Register and follow the registration instructions. You can manually run the script on an individual database or use Oracle Enterprise Manager Job System to automatically run the script on multiple databases. The information obtained from this script will provide you an overview of the licensable Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs that were identified as used by your organization.

This is to be used for informational purposes only and this does not represent your license entitlement or requirement. The far sync instance can be installed and used on a server different from the server where the Oracle Database is installed and used. It is not necessary to obtain a separate license for the server running the far sync instance.

The GSM listener can be installed and used on a server different from the server where the Oracle Database is installed and used. It is not necessary to obtain a separate license for the server running the GSM listener. It may not be used or deployed for other uses. Enterprise Edition must be used for the infrastructure repository database s.

Oracle will provide support services for Oracle ACFS only if the server it operates on also operates an Oracle product, which may include Oracle Linux or Oracle Solaris, which is under an Oracle support contract. Oracle Clusterware provides cluster membership and high availability monitoring and failover. Oracle Clusterware may be used to protect any application restarting or failing over the application in the event of a failure on any server, free of charge.

Oracle will provide support for Clusterware only if the server is running an Oracle product that is under a valid Oracle support contract. Oracle Connection Manager can be installed and used on a machine different from the machine where the Oracle Database is installed and used.

It is not necessary to obtain a separate license for the machine running Oracle Connection Manager. You can install the broker command line interface DGMGRL and run the observer software on computer systems that are separate from the Oracle Data Guard primary and standby systems.

It is not necessary to obtain a separate license for a system hosting the observer. Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service includes use of the following two features from the Oracle Advanced Security option or the Oracle Advanced Compression option at no additional cost:.

To use additional features of the Oracle Advanced Security option or the Oracle Advanced Compression option, you must license those options separately. If you want to create Oracle Label Security policies, then you must purchase a full-use license for Oracle Label Security. The functionality available on Oracle9 i Database Release 2 is as follows:. Database Replay : Only the Workload Capture feature is supported, and the captured workload may only be replayed only on Oracle Database 11g.

This feature can be used only to facilitate upgrades from Oracle 9 i Database Release 2 to Oracle Database 11g or higher. Database Replay : Only the Workload Capture feature is supported, and the captured workload may be replayed only on Oracle Database 11g. This feature can be used only to facilitate upgrades from Oracle Database 10g Release 2 to Oracle Database 11g.

Support for Oracle Secure Backup Express is provided exclusively through a free Oracle Discussion Forum monitored by Oracle employees as well as community experts. Oracle Secure Backup Express can back up an Oracle database as well as Oracle home files and other file system data requiring tape protection.

These Oracle Spatial and Graph components can be installed and used on a server different from the server where the Oracle Database is installed and used without a separate license:.

The Oracle database secure external password store feature stores passwords in an Oracle Wallet for password-based authentication to the Oracle database.

The shard directors can be installed and used on a server different from the server where the Oracle Database is installed and used. It is not necessary to obtain a separate license for the server running the shard directors. These data changes can be shared between Oracle databases and other systems, such as filesystems and non-Oracle databases.

XStream is licensed via the Oracle GoldenGate product. Please contact your Oracle sales representative for additional information. Restricted use of Oracle Partitioning is allowed on all offerings, free of charge, for the sole purpose of supporting AQ Sharded Queues. All other uses of Oracle Partitioning require a license for the Oracle Partitioning option, where available.

Restricted use licenses for Oracle Advanced Compression and Oracle Advanced Security are granted when performing either of the following migrations:.

These restricted use licenses are in effect only while the migration is being performed and apply solely for the purposes of the migration operation. Oracle Advanced Security includes a restricted use license for the following Oracle Enterprise Manager features:. If you want to use the Oracle Enterprise Manager features listed above not solely for the purposes of Oracle Advanced Security, then you must purchase a full-use license for Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack.

These options may be used only to support Oracle Applications Unlimited and may not be used or deployed for any other purpose. No other objects may be created in this Oracle Database. Oracle Database Mobile Server is a powerful tool for controlling networks of mobile or embedded devices from a centralized management console.

It provides a secure, scalable method for connecting applications running locally on mobile or embedded devices to an Oracle enterprise backend. The synchronization system is robust and fault tolerant. It is able to successfully synchronize over unreliable or intermittently available networks. Oracle Database Mobile Server provides management for applications, users, and devices.

On the client device side, it is designed to work with Oracle Berkeley DB as a data store, providing efficient, reliable, and secure data management running locally on mobile and embedded devices. It is also compatible with SQLite, a widely used open source data store. Oracle Database Vault includes a restricted use license for the following Oracle Enterprise Management features:.

Oracle Label Security includes a restricted use license for the following Oracle Enterprise Manager features:. If you want to use the Oracle Enterprise Manager features listed above not solely for the purposes of Oracle Label Security, then you must purchase a full-use license for Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack. Oracle Programmer provides application programmers with a programmatic interface to any edition of Oracle Database.

However, in order to user Oracle Programmer, you must purchase a separate Oracle Programmer license. ORA may not be used or deployed for use with other Radius services. Oracle Secure Backup Express is a centralized tape backup management solution that provides data protection for single-server Oracle Database environments. Oracle Secure Backup Express is limited to a single host with one direct-attached tape drive and has some restrictions on advanced feature usage. Restricted use of Oracle Partitioning is allowed on all offerings, free of charge, for the sole purpose of supporting the RMAN recovery catalog.

How to Prepare for an Oracle Audit. November 2, The OSW is an Oracle template that is completed by the customer as a declaration of: What Oracle products are being deployed Specifications and configurations of the servers they are deployed on The Data Collection phase follows the OSW process and includes a discovery and measurement process.

The discovery process includes a tool that will scan the IT environment in order to locate all servers on which Oracle is installed. This is to verify that all servers have been listed on the OSW.

The measurement process includes a tool that will verify the versions and features in use for all Oracle products in scope, as well as the server specifications and configurations of the servers they are deployed on. Prior to an Oracle audit: Customers should make sure they have the proper resources available to support an audit.

Customers should be able to answer: Which licenses do we own and how can they be used? An IT manager or systems administrator should also be available to provide an overview of which Oracle products are being deployed and the IT infrastructure they are being deployed on. Customers should have an overview of all their license entitlements including the quantity owned, the type of license metric, and any restrictions to those licenses. At a minimum, a customer should have copies of its annual Oracle Support Contract renewals.

This will provide the quantities, metrics, and generally will state if there is a restriction on the licenses. The Oracle Support Contract will not provide the specifics of the restrictions.

Get the Report Upon submission, you will receive an email that grants you access to the report. Name Required First Last. Business Email Required. There is a Network version of this license which has slightly different terms.

This is a very old licensing metric and anyone using it on multi-core processors, or moving to such a license, should conduct a cost assessment. This model is not available anymore. This license would then be application specific and cannot be used for anything else. Customer should renew the license every year in advance with Application Vendor for avail all the supports and compliance the ASFU license or can be migrated to Full Use FU license with additional cost and renew directly with Oracle or any other authorised Oracle partner.

This license would then be application specific and cannot be used for anything else, should be renewed with application vendor. An end-user may not even be aware that the software package contains Oracle technology and should not be able to access it directly as a developer or system administrator.

An example of this licensing model in use may be a Point of Sale system that requires a database to log transactions. Note that the standard Oracle License and Services Agreement only allows use of Oracle software for internal business operations. Other uses, such as a hosting service or an ASP, will require an agreement that extends the usage rights to cover such scenarios. Oracle have a validation program which provides assurance that their LMS License Management Services team will accept data from certain third party vendor as being suitable for license review purposes.

Situations may arise where options in the Oracle technology or applications stack are being used that were not paid for, or where use may be extending beyond the scope of the contractual terms. Most of these cases occur due to lack of knowledge of the Oracle licensing scheme and a failure of managers to regularly audit license usage. Typically, when your Oracle rep. It is highly advisable to conduct a yearly audit of servers with a partner that understands Oracle licensing.

This section lists some scripts that can be executed to see some of the components that should be licensed:. Please note that the information provided by this command is not trustworthy on multi-threaded, multi-core or virtual systems.

It is the number of processors understood to be available by the database - not the number of processors which must be licensed. Please note - on Enterprise Edition, Partitioning will almost always be installed. It is used by Oracle database itself - this command in isolation will not provide information on license requirement.

Each licensable option has a number of tests required - see "Deployment Identification for License Review Purposes" section below for more details.