Select the deployment type that matches your environment. This determines how Oracle counts your licences.
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Physical Server
Bare-metal hardware with direct CPU access
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Cloud (IaaS)
AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP instances
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Virtual (On-Prem)
VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, or other hypervisors
Step 2 of 3 — Physical Server
Tell us about your hardware
Select your processor family and specify your server configuration.
Oracle Core Factor
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Step 2 of 3 — Cloud Deployment
Tell us about your cloud environment
Oracle uses different conversion ratios depending on the cloud provider. On OCI, 2 OCPUs = 1 Processor licence. On AWS, Azure, and GCP, 2 vCPUs = 1 Processor licence.
On OCI x86: 1 Processor licence = 2 OCPUs. On OCI Ampere: 1 Processor licence = 4 OCPUs.
Ampere instances require fewer licences: 1 Processor = 4 OCPUs vs. 2 OCPUs on x86.
Oracle counts 2 vCPUs as 1 Processor licence on AWS, Azure, and GCP (hyper-threaded cores).
Step 2 of 3 — Virtual Environment
Which hypervisor are you using?
Select your virtualisation platform. Oracle's licensing position for soft-partitioned environments differs significantly from physical deployments.
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