Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licensing in cloud environments

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  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    Summary of Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licensing in cloud environments

    The Software Asset Management (SAM) application in ServiceNow supports licensing rules for Oracle Database and WebLogic Server when deployed in cloud environments. It enables customers to manage licenses for these products across hybrid infrastructures, including both on-premise and public clouds, through Bring Your Own License (BYOL) support.

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    Licensing Metrics and Rules

    You can license Oracle Database and WebLogic Server in the cloud using two primary license metrics:

    • Named User Plus: Licenses all users and physical devices accessing the Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server.
    • Per Processor: Licenses the virtual CPUs (vCPUs) on which the Oracle cloud database or WebLogic server is installed or run.

    Note that the Oracle Processor Core Factor Table does not apply in cloud environments.

    Cloud Platform Specifics

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    • Oracle databases can be managed on AWS using Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) or Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
    • Oracle WebLogic servers can be managed only via Amazon EC2.
    • When hyper-threading is enabled on the AWS virtual machine, SAM counts one Per Processor license for every two vCPUs.
    • If hyper-threading is not enabled, SAM counts one Per Processor license per vCPU.

    Microsoft Azure

    • Oracle databases and WebLogic servers can be created and run on Microsoft Azure.
    • Hyper-threading enabled on Azure virtual machines results in one Per Processor license for every two vCPUs.
    • Without hyper-threading, one Per Processor license is counted per vCPU.

    Key Outcomes

    • ServiceNow’s SAM application helps you accurately track and manage Oracle Database and WebLogic Server licenses across hybrid cloud environments, ensuring compliance and optimized license usage.
    • BYOL support allows flexible licensing across on-premises and cloud deployments, providing a unified view of your Oracle licenses.
    • Hyper-threading settings on cloud virtual machines directly impact license counts, which SAM accounts for automatically, aiding in precise license management.

    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.