This topic describes capacity-on-demand licensing for Oracle Database Appliance V1
Oracle Database Appliance V1 consists of two servers and each server has 12 CPU cores. By default, Oracle Database Appliance ships with all cores enabled on both servers, that is:
12 CPU cores are enabled on each of the two servers
You have a total of 24 enabled CPU cores
You can use the default CPU core count of 12 for each server, or you can change the CPU core count. To change the by following the procedure in "Setting the CPU Core Count on Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Deployments." For example, if you change the CPU core count to 8 for each server, then
8 CPU cores are enabled on each of the two servers
You have a total of 16 enabled CPU cores
Rules and Restrictions for Setting CPU Core Count on Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Deployments
Review the following rules and restrictions before changing the CPU core count:
You can change the CPU core count to 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 for each server.
If you change the CPU core count, then you can subsequently only increase the CPU core count. Use the procedure for your Oracle Database hardware (X3-2, X4-2, or X5-2).
For example, if you change the CPU core count to 6, then you can subsequently change the CPU core count to 8, 10, or 12. If you later change the CPU core count to 8, then you can subsequently change the CPU core count to 10 or 12.
If your desired CPU core count is 12 for each server, then use the default configuration. Do not follow the procedure in "Setting the CPU Core Count on Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Deployments" to set the CPU core count to 12. Using the default configuration enables you to later change the CPU core count to a number less than 12, if desired.
Note:
If you mistakenly followed the procedure to set your CPU core count to 12, thereby preventing you from subsequently increasing your CPU core count, and the error is caught immediately, then contact Oracle Support.