Licensing AOAG

• Super Cat

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  January 11, 2019 at 8:41 am

  #416623

  Hi,

  A 3 node Always on Availability Group

  NODE 1 . OLTP
  Node 2.   REPORTING
  NODE 3  DR

  Does the DR node need to be licensed. Node 1 and 2 will for sure. 3 will have nothing running on it. But obviously will have production data.

  A number of years since I have dealt with licensing and the goal posts move every time the wind changes direction.

  Thanks

  S

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  January 11, 2019 at 9:21 am

  #2018711

  I believe if you have Software Assurance, then #3 not licensed, but can't be used for anything. No DBCC, no reads at all.

  Don't see the 2016 sheet, but here is 2017: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017-pricing
  Note that a benefit of SA is one passive instance.