Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licensing in cloud environments

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licensing in cloud environments

    The Software Asset Management application in ServiceNow supports licensing rules for Oracle Database and WebLogic Server when deployed in cloud environments. It enables Bring Your Own License (BYOL) across hybrid infrastructures, allowing you to track Oracle licenses both on-premises and in public clouds such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.

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    Key Features

    • BYOL Support: Manage Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licenses consistently across on-premise and cloud environments.
    • License Metrics: Oracle cloud deployments can be licensed using either Named User Plus (licenses all users and physical devices accessing the database/server) or Per Processor metrics (licenses the virtual CPUs where the software runs).
    • Cloud-Specific Licensing: The traditional Oracle Processor Core Factor Table does not apply in cloud environments.
    • AWS Licensing Details:
      • Oracle Database can run on AWS EC2 or RDS; WebLogic Server runs only on EC2.
      • If hyper-threading is enabled on AWS VM instances, one Per Processor license covers every two vCPUs.
      • If hyper-threading is disabled, one Per Processor license covers each vCPU.
    • Microsoft Azure Licensing Details:
      • Oracle Database and WebLogic Server can be deployed on Azure VMs.
      • Licensing follows the same hyper-threading logic as AWS: one Per Processor license per two vCPUs if hyper-threading is enabled, or per vCPU if disabled.

    Key Outcomes

    • ServiceNow customers can accurately track and manage Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licenses across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
    • Clear understanding of how licensing metrics apply in cloud contexts, including hyper-threading impact, reduces compliance risk and optimizes license usage.
    • Supports consistent license management for Oracle workloads in AWS and Microsoft Azure, aligning software asset management with cloud adoption strategies.

    The Software Asset Management application supports licensing rules for Oracle Database and WebLogic Server in cloud environments.

    Important:
    The Software Asset Management application supports Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for Oracle Database and WebLogic servers across hybrid infrastructures. With BYOL support, you can track licenses for your Oracle Database and WebLogic servers in both on-premise and public cloud environments. For more information about Oracle BYOL support, see Bring your own license or subscription to the public cloud.

    When you install or run an Oracle database or WebLogic server in the cloud, you can license it using either the Named User Plus or Per Processor license metric. The Named User Plus license metric licenses all users and physical devices that access an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server. The Per Processor license metric licenses the virtual CPUs (vCPUs) on which you install or run an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server.

    Note:
    The Oracle Processor Core Factor Table is not applicable in cloud environments.

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform on which you can install and run Oracle databases and WebLogic servers. You can manage your Oracle databases on AWS using either Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) or Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). However, you can manage your Oracle WebLogic servers using only Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). For more information on Amazon EC2, refer to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud documentation. For more information on Amazon RDS, refer to the Amazon Relational Database Service documentation.

    If you enable hyper-threading on your AWS virtual machine instance, the Software Asset Management application provides one Per Processor license for every two vCPUs on which you install or run an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server. If you do not enable hyper-threading, the Software Asset Management application provides one Per Processor license for every vCPU on which you install or run an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server.

    For more information on Oracle databases and WebLogic servers in AWS, see Oracle Database on the AWS Cloud: Quick Start Reference Deployment.

    Microsoft Azure

    Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform on which you can create and run Oracle databases and WebLogic servers.

    If you enable hyper-threading on your Microsoft Azure virtual machine instance, the Software Asset Management application provides one Per Processor license for every two vCPUs on which you install or run an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server. If you do not enable hyper-threading, the Software Asset Management application provides one Per Processor license for every vCPU on which you install or run an Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server.

    For more information on Oracle databases and WebLogic servers in Microsoft Azure, see Accelerate your cloud adoption with Microsoft and Oracle.