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Reducing Oracle license costs by changing cpu_count?

Our Windows Servers have 4 CPU’s. Our licenses are based on no of cpu’s. Our cpu utilization typically is 10%. Is it possible to change cpu_count parameter e.g. 1 to Oracle will only use 1 cpu. I changed this parameter and did find that parameter remains in fact to 1. Now question is whether Oracle will agree to this technique.

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