licensing only some of the nodes in a cluster

gmcquibben

I have a four node cluster that has a SQL instance on each node.  I am only interested in monitoring two of the four node/instances, but the other two instance/nodes are added automatically.  Is there a way to only license the two instance/nodes I need to monitor?

Mac_F

Hello @gmcquibben

Unfortunately:

"If running a Windows cluster, every node participating in the cluster requires a license. This includes passive nodes: these are automatically detected, and it is not possible to monitor only part of a cluster."

You can find this information in our documentation for SQL Montior here:

https://documentation.red-gate.com/sm9/getting-started/licensing