Re: two quad processor machine
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- Subject: [mg103512] Re: two quad processor machine
- From: Andreas <aagas at ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:11:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Ruth, Depends what you want to do with the machine. Last time I spoke with Wolfram, a grid license had gotten pretty reasonable, more expense than a single desktop license, probably cheaper than two single user licenses. I think a grid license licenses 4 processors, your 2 quad cores have a total of 8. But, grid licenses address situations where 1 person controls or uses multiple processor licenses. As you can run multiple notebooks on even a single processor machine, I infer from your post that you want to have 8 different people accessing the same server concurrently. In that case it starts to add up pretty quickly. The machine you described (Apple Xserve by any chance?) will likely require 2 network licenses (2 users included) one for each quad core. Anyone on your network can have access to the license and run Mathematica, but no more than the number of concurrent licenses at a time. So it sounds like, you will need to purchase a network version for 8 users if you need them to run concurrently -- these add ons typically come in at a discount to the base license. Best, A