AlwaysOn Availability Groups number of nodes before extra cost question.

  • I read somewhere that the first 2 nodes are free with sql 2014 AlwaysOn and after that there is additional cost. Is this true? If it is I have a sql cluster with 2 nodes and I want to set up AlwaysOn to another node 3. Would the sql cluster with 2 nodes be considered as 1 node? Appreciate the information.

  • JP10 (10/25/2016)


    I read somewhere that the first 2 nodes are free with sql 2014 AlwaysOn and after that there is additional cost. Is this true? If it is I have a sql cluster with 2 nodes and I want to set up AlwaysOn to another node 3. Would the sql cluster with 2 nodes be considered as 1 node? Appreciate the information.

    No, that's not correct.

    The first node must be licenced and depending on the type of licencing you have a secondary or standby may be licence free as it is covered by the primary servers licence.

    Consult the Microsoft licencing guide and your licence vendor for more info

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  • Sounds good thank Perry. I was going to contact Msft next, but wanted to know if somebody from forums new first. Appreciate it.

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