Choosing SQL Versions
For Service Manager implementations, the best option is the Server Plus CAL licensing. Service Manager has very low client access license (CAL) requirements because the consoles do not require CALs. Purchasing per processor licensing is not recommended, as a typical SvcMgr database server will have a lot of CPUs and would not benefit from unlimited CALs.
In general, the best-practice guidance is to use SQL Server Enterprise Edition in the following scenarios:
• Multiple Service Manager components will coexist on the same database server, as SQL Server Enterprise Edition handles parallel processing more effectively and can take advantage of additional resources in a scaled-up server.
• You have more than four CPU sockets, ...
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