Oracle License Minimums

Most Oracle products have a minimum user requirement. If you have any questions about your license or about having met the user minimum requirements, please call and review with your Aware Technologies representative. 1-866-71-AWARE

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 per Processor

Oracle Database Standard Edition

5 Named Users*

Internet Application Server Standard Edition

10 Named Users per Processor

Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition

10 Named Users per Processor

Message Broker

10 Named Users per Processor

Oracle Database Enterprise

The number of Named User licenses of the
Database options and the Enterprise Managers must match the number of Named User licenses of the associated Oracle Database

Enterprise Edition Options and Enterprise Managers


The number of Named User licenses of the
Database options and the Enterprise Managers must match the number of Named User licenses of the associated Oracle Database

All Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition options

The number of Named User licenses of the Internet Application Server options must match the number of Named User licenses of the associated Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition


All other Oracle Database products

1 Named User
* The Oracle Database Standard Edition can only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 4 processors.

If the user minimum is 25 Named Users per processor, then follow the instructions below to calculate the minimum number of named user 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 licenses required for this hardware configuration.

User Minimums when licensing by Processor


The minimum is 1 for all Oracle Database products. Please note that the Oracle Database Standard Edition can only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 4 processors.

User Minimums for Applications

Please call Aware Technologies directly to discuss. 1-866-71-AWARE.