Adding an additional CPU SQL 2005 Enterprise

Hi,
I have 2 SQL 2005 Enterprise servers currently running one a single CPU
license. I have now purchased an additional enterprise CPU license and would
like to `activate` an additional CPU.
How would I do this?
Many thanks
RichardIf you had more than 1 processor on the machine you were violating the
license agreement to begin with. If you have 2 then you need two licenses
regardless of how many you intended to use. The license does not prohibit or
enable the use of the processors.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
Solid Quality Mentors
"Richard Thompson" <sbc@.thompson.co.za> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have 2 SQL 2005 Enterprise servers currently running one a single CPU
> license. I have now purchased an additional enterprise CPU license and
> would like to `activate` an additional CPU.
> How would I do this?
> Many thanks
> Richard|||Ok, thanks for that. So I now have a 2 CPU license I can just add the second
CPU and it will be fine no need to worry about changing settings in SQL at
all.
Thanks a lot,
Richard
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
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> If you had more than 1 processor on the machine you were violating the
> license agreement to begin with. If you have 2 then you need two licenses
> regardless of how many you intended to use. The license does not prohibit
> or enable the use of the processors.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> Solid Quality Mentors
>
> "Richard Thompson" <sbc@.thompson.co.za> wrote in message
> news:8378184B-64EB-473B-81AE-DD54AE2A6CAF@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I have 2 SQL 2005 Enterprise servers currently running one a single CPU
>> license. I have now purchased an additional enterprise CPU license and
>> would like to `activate` an additional CPU.
>> How would I do this?
>> Many thanks
>> Richard
>|||By adding the 2nd CPU do you mean physically installing one? If so then
yes, the OS & SQL Server should detect the 2nd CPU and it will know what to
do without changing any settings unless you already changed some from the
defaults.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
Solid Quality Mentors
"Richard Thompson" <sbc@.thompson.co.za> wrote in message
news:31A8B061-7F53-4EB2-AA6A-F96AB2103149@.microsoft.com...
> Ok, thanks for that. So I now have a 2 CPU license I can just add the
> second CPU and it will be fine no need to worry about changing settings in
> SQL at all.
> Thanks a lot,
> Richard
>
> "Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
> news:O9Ipsq3$HHA.5652@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> If you had more than 1 processor on the machine you were violating the
>> license agreement to begin with. If you have 2 then you need two licenses
>> regardless of how many you intended to use. The license does not prohibit
>> or enable the use of the processors.
>> --
>> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>> Solid Quality Mentors
>>
>> "Richard Thompson" <sbc@.thompson.co.za> wrote in message
>> news:8378184B-64EB-473B-81AE-DD54AE2A6CAF@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I have 2 SQL 2005 Enterprise servers currently running one a single CPU
>> license. I have now purchased an additional enterprise CPU license and
>> would like to `activate` an additional CPU.
>> How would I do this?
>> Many thanks
>> Richard
>