1 Licensing Information
1.1 Introduction
This Licensing Information document is a part of the product or program documentation under the terms of your Oracle license agreement and is intended to help you understand the program editions, entitlements, restrictions, prerequisites, special license rights, and/or separately licensed third party technology terms associated with the Oracle software program(s) covered by this document (the "Program(s)"). Entitled or restricted use products or components identified in this document that are not provided with the particular Program may be obtained from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website (https://edelivery.oracle.com
) or from media Oracle may provide. If you have a question about your license rights and obligations, please contact your Oracle sales representative, review the information provided in Oracle’s Software Investment Guide (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/software-investment-guide/index.html
), and/or contact the applicable Oracle License Management Services representative listed on http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/license-management-services/index.html
.
1.2 Oracle Database Offerings
Table 1-1 Oracle Database Offerings
Oracle Database Offering | Offering Type | Abbreviated Name Used in this Guide | Description |
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Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 |
On-Premise |
SE2 |
Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 includes features necessary to develop workgroup, department-level, and Web applications. |
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition |
On-Premise |
EE |
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition provides performance, availability, scalability, and security for developing applications such as high-volume online transaction processing (OLTP) applications, query-intensive data warehouses, and demanding Internet applications. Oracle Database Enterprise Edition can be enhanced with the purchase of Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs. |
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Engineered Systems |
On-Premise |
EE-ES |
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition software installed on an on-premise engineered system (Oracle Exadata Database Machine or Oracle Database Appliance). Includes all of the components of Oracle Database. You can further enhance this offering with the purchase of Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs. The licensing policies for EE-ES vary depending on whether it is installed on Oracle Exadata Database Machine or Oracle Database Appliance. Be sure to make note of these differences, which are documented in the subsequent sections of this guide. |
Oracle Database Personal Edition |
On-Premise |
PE |
Oracle Database Personal Edition supports single-user development and deployment environments that require full compatibility with Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 and Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Includes all of the components that are included with Enterprise Edition, as well as all Oracle Database options, with the exception of the Oracle RAC One Node and Oracle Real Application Clusters options, which cannot be used with Personal Edition. Personal Edition is available on Linux and Windows platforms only. Oracle management packs cannot be used with Personal Edition. |
Oracle Database Cloud Service Standard Edition |
Cloud |
DBCS SE |
Includes Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 software. |
Oracle Database Cloud Service Enterprise Edition |
Cloud |
DBCS EE |
Includes Oracle Database Enterprise Edition software. |
Oracle Database Cloud Service Enterprise Edition - High Performance |
Cloud |
DBCS EE-HP |
Includes Oracle Database Enterprise Edition software plus many Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs. |
Oracle Database Cloud Service Enterprise Edition - Extreme Performance |
Cloud |
DBCS EE-EP |
Includes Oracle Database Enterprise Edition software plus all Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs that are appropriate for use in Oracle Database Cloud Service. |
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service Oracle Database Exadata Cloud@Customer |
Cloud |
ExaCS/CC |
This guide uses ExaCS/CC to describe the licensing policies for both Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service and Oracle Database Exadata Cloud@Customer. These offerings include Oracle Database Enterprise Edition software plus all Oracle Database options and Oracle management packs that are appropriate for use in Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service or Oracle Database Exadata Cloud@Customer. |
Note:
In addition to the Oracle Database offerings listed in the preceding table, this guide describes licensing policies for Authorized Cloud Environments. For more information about these environments, refer to the following document:
1.3 Permitted Features, Options, and Management Packs by Oracle Database Offering
The tables in this section list Oracle Database features, Oracle Database options, and Oracle management packs, and their availability for each Oracle Database offering. The Y
value in a column means that the feature, option, or pack is available for a particular offering; N
means that it is unavailable; N/A
means that it is not applicable. These tables can help you understand the difference between Oracle Database offerings to determine which one is right for you.
The tables are organized into the following functional categories:
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Consolidation - Table 1-2
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Development Platform - Table 1-3
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High Availability - Table 1-4
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Integration - Table 1-5
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Manageability - Table 1-6
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Networking - Table 1-7
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Performance - Table 1-8
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Scalability - Table 1-9
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Security - Table 1-10
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Snapshots and Cloning - Table 1-11
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Spatial and Graph Data - Table 1-12
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VLDB, Data Warehousing, and Business Intelligence - Table 1-13
Table 1-2 Consolidation
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
252 |
4096 |
3 |
3 |
4096 |
4096 |
4096 |
The number value in each column indicates the maximum number of pluggable databases (PDBs) that can be created for each offering.
Note: For licensing purposes, one non-CDB instance is equivalent to one user-created PDB inside one CDB. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Table 1-3 Development Platform
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Requires Oracle Programmer |
|
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Windows only |
|
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Windows only |
|
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Windows only |
|
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Windows only |
Table 1-4 High Availability
Table 1-5 Integration
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Database Gateway for ODBC is included in all offerings. All other Database Gateway products are available for all offerings, but require a separate product license. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Includes a restricted use license for Oracle Partitioning. Refer to AQ Sharded Queues in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
Table 1-6 Manageability
Table 1-7 Networking
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Available via a custom install of the Oracle Database client, usually installed on a separate machine or compute instance |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Table 1-8 Performance
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
You can enable this feature by setting the EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
EE: Solaris and Oracle Linux only EE-ES: Available on Oracle Database Appliance. Not available on Exadata |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata and requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. Requires Exadata or Supercluster |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata and requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option and the Oracle Active Data Guard option. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata and Oracle Database Appliance. Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option and the Oracle Real Application Clusters option. Requires Exadata, Supercluster, or Infiniband-based Oracle Database Appliance |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option Note: The licensing policy shown here applies to this feature starting with Oracle Database release 19c, version 19.12. In earlier versions of Oracle Database release 19c, this feature is available only on Exadata on-premise systems (requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option) and ExaCS/CC. |
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N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Allows you to experiment with Oracle Database In-Memory features without purchasing the Oracle Database In-Memory option. The following restrictions apply:
Not available in Authorized Cloud Environments |
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N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Note: The licensing policy shown here applies to this feature starting with Oracle Database release 19c, version 19.12. In earlier versions of Oracle Database release 19c, this feature is available only on Exadata on-premise systems and ExaCS/CC. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata and requires the Oracle Partitioning option. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
Table 1-9 Scalability
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Table 1-10 Security
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE, EE-ES, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, and ExaCS/CC: Enterprise User Security is a feature for directory-based management of database users. It requires a corresponding Oracle Identity Management Directory Services Plus to be licensed. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE, EE-ES, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, and ExaCS/CC: Centrally Managed Users is a feature for centrally authenticating and authorizing database users with Microsoft Active Directory. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Table 1-12 Spatial and Graph Data
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Oracle Spatial and Graph no longer requires an extra cost license. See Oracle Database Insider blog post for more information. |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Property Graph and RDF Graph Technologies (RDF/OWL) no longer requires an extra cost license. See Oracle Database Insider blog post for more information. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Single master/materialized view replication for |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Partitioning option |
Table 1-13 VLDB, Data Warehousing, and Business Intelligence
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-ES | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS/CC | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Oracle Machine Learning no longer requires an extra cost license. See Oracle Database Insider blog post for more information. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Extra cost option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE: Requires ZFS, Axiom, or FS1 storage |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE: Requires ZFS or FS1 storage, and the Oracle Advanced Compression option EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
|
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-ES: Available on Exadata and requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option. Not available on Oracle Database Appliance. |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option or the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-ES: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option or the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
Bitmapped index, bitmapped join index, and bitmap plan conversions |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
||
Transportable tablespaces, including cross-platform and full transportable export and import |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Import of transportable tablespaces supported into SE2 |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
1.4 Oracle Database Options and Their Permitted Features
Table 1-14 lists Oracle Database options, the Oracle Database offerings for which each option is available, and the features that are included with each option. You must be licensed for an option in order to use any of its features.
Table 1-14 Oracle Database Options and Their Permitted Features
Option | Availability | Included Features |
---|---|---|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Active Data Guard includes the following features:
In an Oracle Data Guard configuration:
|
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Advanced Compression includes the following features:
|
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Advanced Security includes the following features:
Oracle Advanced Security includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Advanced Security in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. Note: Network encryption (native network encryption, network data integrity, and SSL/TLS) and strong authentication services (Kerberos, PKI, and RADIUS) are no longer part of Oracle Advanced Security and are available in all licensed editions of all supported releases of Oracle Database. |
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Database In-Memory includes the following features:
|
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Database Vault includes the following features:
In an Oracle Multitenant environment, an Oracle Database Vault license is required when Oracle Database Vault is enabled in the CDB root, regardless of whether any PDBs are plugged in to the CDB root. An Oracle Database Vault license is not required when Oracle Database Vault is merely installed or configured in the CDB root. The Oracle Database Vault license applies to the entire CDB; you cannot license individual PDBs. When you purchase a license to use Oracle Database Vault on Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE or EE-ES), the licensing metrics for Oracle Database Vault must match the licensing metrics for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Oracle Database Vault includes special license rights for Oracle Label Security. Refer to Oracle Database Vault in "Special License Rights" for more information. Oracle Database Vault includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Database Vault in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Label Security includes the following features:
In an Oracle Multitenant environment, an Oracle Label Security license is required when an Oracle Label Security policy is created in any container. An Oracle Label Security license is not required when Oracle Label Security is merely installed or enabled in any container. The Oracle Label Security license applies to the entire CDB; you cannot license individual PDBs. When you purchase a license to use Oracle Label Security on Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE or EE-ES), the licensing metrics for Oracle Label Security must match the licensing metrics for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Oracle Label Security includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Label Security in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
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Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Multitenant includes the following features:
Note: For licensing purposes, one non-CDB instance is equivalent to one user-created PDB inside one CDB. |
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) includes the following features:
|
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
These are some of the features that make use of Oracle Partitioning: |
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES |
Oracle RAC One Node includes the following features:
|
|
Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) includes the following features:
|
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Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Oracle Real Application Testing includes the following features:
Database Replay
SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) An Oracle Real Application Testing license permits you to access SQL Performance Analyzer functionality through Oracle Enterprise Manager, as well as through the following database server command-line API: Database Migration Planner
Database Migration Workbench
|
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Extra cost option: EE, EE-ES Included option: PE |
Oracle TimesTen Application-Tier Database Cache includes the following features:
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1.5 Oracle Management Packs and Their Permitted Features
Table 1-15 lists Oracle management packs, the Oracle Database offerings for which each pack is available, and the features that are included with each pack. The features in these packs are accessible through Oracle Enterprise Manager, Desktop Widgets, and APIs provided with Oracle Database software. You must be licensed for a management pack in order to use any of its features.
Table 1-15 Oracle Management Packs and Their Permitted Features
Management Pack | Availability | Included Features |
---|---|---|
Extra cost pack: EE, EE-ES Included pack: DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Features: Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database includes the following features:
Prerequisites: Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database requires Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. Licensed Links: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database. Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, click the Enterprise menu. Select:
Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, click the Setup menu. Select:
On the Multitenant container database's home page, from the Oracle Database menu, select Provisioning, then Provision Pluggable Database. Next, from the PDB Operations section, select Create New Pluggable Databases. Click Launch, and from Pluggable Database Creation Options, select Clone an Existing PDB -> Snap Clone. Licensed APIs: Use of the following APIs requires a license for Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Command Line Interface (CLI) Verbs: The following Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface (CLI) verbs are licensed as part of Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database. These verbs operate on a database pool.
Licensed Views and Tables: The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Chargeback Reports: The following BI Publisher reports 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. |
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Extra cost pack: EE, EE-ES Included pack: DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Features: Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack includes the following features:
Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack includes the following restricted use licenses:
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. When using Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack for non-Oracle databases, the Oracle Database Gateways stage the data in a separately licensed Oracle Database. 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.e., the databases from which the data originates. 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. Notes:
Licensed Links: 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:
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Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database |
Extra cost pack: EE, EE-ES Included pack: DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Features: Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database includes the following features:
With the purchase of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database, you also are entitled to the features described in the following sections. These features are restricted to the Oracle Database targets in the Oracle Database Home and the Platform (hardware and operating system) for the CPUs you have licensed.
Licensed Parameters: The Licensed Links: 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. Licensed Links – Database Provisioning Procedures: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Database Upgrade: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – User Defined Deployment Procedures (UDDP) Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – RAC Scale Out and Scale Back Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Database Patching Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Offline Patching Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Instance Browser Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Search Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration History Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Compare Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Save Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Topology Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Configuration Collection Extensibility Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – File Synchronization Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Schema Comparison: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Schema and Data Comparisons: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Schema and Data Synchronization: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Copy Objects: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Real-Time Schema Change Detection: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Links – Real-time Configuration Change Detection and Compliance: Use of the following Oracle Enterprise Manager pages and links requires a license for Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Reports: The following reports are part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. All reports in each of these sections are licensed as part of this pack. To access the reports go to the Enterprise Manager home page, click the Reports, Information Publisher Reports or BI Publisher Enterprise Reports. The following reporting areas, reports, and sub-reports under Information Publisher Reports are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
The following reporting areas, reports and sub-reports under BI Publisher Enterprise Reports are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Command Line Interface (CLI) Verbs: The following Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface (CLI) verbs are licensed as part of Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database.
Licensed Repository Views – Compliance Views: The following compliance views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Provisioning and Patching Views: The following provisioning and patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Patching Views: The following patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Configuration Views: The following configuration views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Oracle Home Patching Views: The following Oracle home patching views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Security Views: The following security views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Licensed Repository Views – Client Configuration Views: The following client configuration views within the repository schema are licensed under Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database:
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Extra cost pack: EE, EE-ES Included pack: DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Features: Oracle Diagnostics Pack includes the following features:
In order to use the features listed above, you must purchase licenses for Oracle Diagnostics Pack. A new initialization parameter,
Any and all methods of accessing Oracle Diagnostics Pack functionality, whether through Enterprise Manager Console, Desktop Widgets, command-line APIs, or direct access to the underlying data, requires an Oracle Diagnostics Pack license. Licensed Links: 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.
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. Licensed Command-Line APIs: Oracle Diagnostics Pack features can also be accessed by way of database server APIs and command-line interfaces:
Licensed Repository Views – Monitoring Views: The following monitoring views are licensed under Oracle Diagnostics Pack:
Licensed Repository Views – Template Views: The following template views are licensed under Oracle Diagnostics Pack:
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Extra cost pack: EE, EE-ES Included pack: DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS/CC |
Features: Oracle Tuning Pack includes the following features:
A new initialization parameter,
Any and all methods of accessing Oracle Tuning Pack functionality, whether through Enterprise Manager Console, Desktop Widgets, command-line APIs, or direct access to the underlying data, requires an Oracle Tuning Pack license. Prerequisites: Oracle Tuning Pack requires Oracle Diagnostics Pack. Licensed Links: To determine which links in Enterprise Manager are part of Oracle Tuning Pack, click the Setup link on the top right-hand part of the Enterprise Manager Home page.
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. Licensed Command Line APIs: Oracle Tuning Pack features can also be accessed by way of database server APIs and command-line interfaces:
Note: If you are licensed for the on-premise Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, then you can use certain subprograms of the |
1.6 Checking for Feature, Option, and Management Pack Usage
Oracle provides the script options_packs_usage_statistics.sql
, which enables you to check feature usage, Oracle Database option usage, and Oracle management pack usage on your database. This script lists, in two distinct sections:
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Oracle Database option and Oracle management pack usage
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Features used by each option and management pack
You can obtain the script from My Oracle Support as follows:
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Use a Web browser to view the My Oracle Support Web site:
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Log in to My Oracle Support.
If you are not a My Oracle Support registered user, then click Register and follow the registration instructions.
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Search for Document ID 1317265.1, or access it directly with the following URL:
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. Refer to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for information on Oracle Enterprise Manager Job System.
Note:
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. Please contact the License Management Services representative at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/license-management-services/index.html
to understand your license requirements.
1.7 Special License Rights
Table 1-16 Special License Rights
Feature / Option | Licensing Information |
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Data Guard Far Sync |
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. |
Enterprise User Security |
If you wish to use Enterprise User Security in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, you no longer need to license the Oracle Advanced Security option for Kerberos and PKI based authentication. It does require a corresponding Oracle Identity Management Directory Services Plus to be licensed. Any Oracle Advanced Security licenses purchased on or before January 31, 2004, have restricted use of the Oracle Internet Directory (OID) component of Oracle Directory Services Plus to support Enterprise User Security. |
Global Data Services |
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. |
Infrastructure repository databases |
A separate single instance Oracle Database can be installed and used as an infrastructure repository for RMAN, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) Warehouse, Global Data Services Catalog, Sharding Catalog, and Grid Infrastructure Management Repository without additional license requirements, provided that all the targets are correctly licensed. It may not be used or deployed for other uses. The infrastructure repositories for RMAN, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, AWR Warehouse, Global Data Services Catalog, and Sharding Catalog can be shared in one database, or deployed in separate databases. Enterprise Edition must be used for the infrastructure repository database(s). If Oracle RAC is used for the infrastructure database, then Oracle RAC licenses for all servers, and Enterprise Edition licenses for all but the first server, are required. If Data Guard is used for the infrastructure database for RMAN, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, AWR Warehouse, Global Data Services, and Grid infrastructure management Repository, then an Enterprise Edition license for the standby server is required. The Infrastructure Database for the Sharding Catalog can be protected with Data Guard without a second Enterprise Edition license. |
Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) |
When used with non-Oracle Database files, all Oracle ACFS features are free. When used with Oracle Database files, all Oracle ACFS features are free, with the following exceptions:
* Requires appropriate full-use licenses to these products or components. 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 Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) |
Oracle ASM is free to use with all Oracle databases and Oracle ACFS file systems. |
Oracle Clusterware |
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. Examples of such products include, but are not limited to, Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, Oracle Database, and Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
Oracle Connection Manager |
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. |
Oracle Data Guard broker |
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 |
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. In addition, the Oracle Advanced Security option must be separately licensed when performing RMAN encrypted backups directly to disk. |
Oracle Database Gateway for ODBC |
Oracle Database Gateway for ODBC 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 Gateway for ODBC. |
Oracle Database Provider for DRDA |
Oracle Database Provider for DRDA 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 Database Provider for DRDA. |
Oracle Database Vault |
When Oracle Database Vault is configured and enabled, it configures and enables Oracle Label Security. Oracle Label Security is solely restricted for use by the Oracle Database Vault software. If you want to create Oracle Label Security policies, then you must purchase a full-use license for Oracle Label Security. |
Oracle Real Application Testing |
The full functionality of Oracle Real Application Testing is available only on Oracle Database 11g Release 1 or higher. Partial functionality of Oracle Real Application Testing is available to customers wishing to upgrade from Oracle9i Database Release 2 or Oracle Database 10g. The functionality available on Oracle9i Database Release 2 is as follows:
The functionality available on Oracle Database 10g Release 2 is as follows:
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Oracle Secure Backup Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module |
For backup of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle Secure Backup includes restricted use licenses for:
The Oracle Secure Backup special-use licenses apply to RMAN backup encryption, which is a component of the Oracle Advanced Security option, and RMAN backup compression levels, which are components of the Oracle Advanced Compression option. To use additional features of the Oracle Advanced Security option or the Oracle Advanced Compression option, you must license those options separately. In addition, the Oracle Advanced Security option must be licensed when performing RMAN encrypted backups directly to disk whether or not Oracle Secure Backup is the media manager. |
Oracle Secure Backup Express |
Oracle Secure Backup Express is bundled with the Oracle Database. 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. For more information, refer to Oracle Secure Backup Licensing Information. |
Oracle Spatial and Graph |
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:
For more information, see Oracle Spatial and Graph Developer's Guide and Oracle Spatial and Graph Property Graph Developer's Guide. |
Oracle Wallet |
An Oracle Wallet is a PKCS#12 container used to store authentication and encryption keys. The Oracle database secure external password store feature stores passwords in an Oracle Wallet for password-based authentication to the Oracle database. The Oracle Wallet may also be used to store credentials for PKI authentication to the Oracle Database, configuration of network encryption (SSL/TLS), and Oracle Advanced Security transparent data encryption (TDE) master encryption keys. Network encryption (native network encryption, network data integrity, and SSL/TLS) and strong authentication services (Kerberos, PKI, and RADIUS) are no longer part of Oracle Advanced Security and are available in all licensed editions of all supported releases of Oracle Database. |
Shard Director |
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. |
XStream |
XStream provides application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable client applications to receive real-time data changes from an Oracle database (using XStream Out APIs) and to send real-time data changes to an Oracle database (using XStream In APIs). 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. You must purchase a license for this product before using the XStream APIs. Please contact your Oracle sales representative for additional information. |
1.8 Restricted Use Licenses
Table 1-17 Restricted Use Licenses
Feature / Option | Licensing Information |
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AQ Sharded Queues |
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. |
Oracle Advanced Compression Oracle Advanced Security |
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. All other uses of Oracle Advanced Compression and Oracle Advanced Security require a license. |
Oracle Advanced Security |
Any Oracle Advanced Security licenses purchased on or before January 31, 2004, have restricted use of the Oracle Internet Directory (OID) component of Oracle Directory Services Plus to support Enterprise User Security. 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. |
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE |
A restricted use license for Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J) is included with all editions (except for Oracle Database Express Edition). This embedded version is provided solely to support Oracle Enterprise Manager (Database and Cloud Control), Advanced Queuing Servlet, Ultra Search, and Application Express, and may not be used or deployed for other purposes |
Oracle Applications Unlimited |
An Oracle Database Cloud Service Enterprise Edition (DBCS-EE) instance being used to support an Oracle Cloud deployment of an Oracle Applications Unlimited application has restricted use of the following options: Oracle On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Oracle Partitioning. These options may be used only to support Oracle Applications Unlimited and may not be used or deployed for any other purpose. |
Oracle Big Data SQL |
Oracle Big Data SQL includes a Query Server that is used to query data sources including HDFS, Kafka, and NoSQL stores. Oracle Big Data SQL includes a restricted use license of Oracle Database for storing metadata (i.e. external tables and views) maintained by the Query Server. No other objects may be created in this Oracle Database. |
Oracle Database Mobile Server |
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. It runs on a variety of application server platforms, including Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Glassfish, and Apache TomEE. 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. Database Mobile Server supports many popular device platforms including Oracle Java, Linux, Windows (laptop as well as mobile/CE), and Android. |
Oracle Database Vault |
Oracle Database Vault includes a restricted use license for the following Oracle Enterprise Management features:
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Oracle HTTP Server |
A restricted use license for Oracle HTTP Server is included with all editions (except for Oracle Database Express Edition) when the HTTP Server is running on the same server as the database. Running Oracle HTTP server on a different server requires that other server be licensed to use the HTTP server, either through an Oracle Database license or an Oracle Application Server license |
Oracle Internet Directory |
A restricted use license for Oracle Identity Management Directory Services Plus component Oracle Internet Directory (OID) is included with all editions (except for Oracle Database Express Edition) if users use the Directory Naming feature to configure Oracle Net Services. OID may not be used or deployed for other uses. |
Oracle Label Security |
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 |
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. Oracle Programmer includes the following products:
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Oracle Radius Agent |
A restricted use license for Oracle Identity Management Directory Services Plus component Oracle Radius Agent (ORA) is included with all editions (except for Oracle Database Express Edition) if users use Oracle Unified Directory/Oracle Internet Directory/Microsoft Active Directory for first-factor authentication. ORA may not be used or deployed for use with other Radius services. For MFA capabilities, additional licensing would be required, refer to Oracle Identity and Access Management Independent License Offerings. |
Oracle Real Application Testing |
Restricted use licenses of Load Testing Accelerator for Oracle Database, Oracle Load Testing, and Oracle Load Testing Controller are included with Oracle Real Application Testing for use for Oracle Database testing and may not be used for application testing. |
Oracle Secure Backup Express |
Oracle Secure Backup Express is a centralized tape backup management solution that provides data protection for single-server Oracle Database environments. A restricted use license for Oracle Secure Backup Express is included with all Oracle Database editions. Oracle Secure Backup Express is limited to a single host with one direct-attached tape drive and has some restrictions on advanced feature usage. Refer to the Oracle Secure Backup Licensing Information for additional information. |
Oracle Sharding |
Oracle Sharding includes a restricted use license for Global Data Services. If you want to use Global Data Services not solely for the purposes of Oracle Sharding, then you must be licensed for the Oracle Active Data Guard option. |
Oracle Spatial and Graph |
Restricted use of Oracle Partitioning is allowed on all offerings, free of charge, for the sole purpose of supporting the following Spatial, Property Graph, and RDF Graph Technologies (RDF/OWL) features: spatial topology, property graph schema, and RDF Semantic Graph. All other uses of Oracle Partitioning require a license for the Oracle Partitioning option, where available. |