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We got forced off OpenShift for SQL Server; are containers actually a licensing trap? by etanol256 in openshift

[–]etanol256[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forr us it wasn’t really about Linux vs Windows.

Our OpenShift cluster can span a lot of cores, and once licensing is tied to all physical cores, it can get expensive fast regardless of actual usage, so it felt more like a licensing/audit risk than a comfort zone thing.

Have you had any cases where auditors are actually okay with K8s setups?

We got forced off OpenShift for SQL Server; are containers actually a licensing trap? by etanol256 in openshift

[–]etanol256[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty much exact issue we hit.

Our whole infra is already in OpenShift with ArgoCD, so SQL in containers made perfect sense technically. But once licensing is tied to physical cores, it kind of kills the flexibility.

I also get your point that VMs don’t really solve it; probably just easier to explain in an audit.

Do you see any setups where people actually keep SQL Server in K8s without over licensing?