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I know that sometimes its easy to confuse license rights for the different modes, so let me cover that below, by mode/edition, then next post will concentrate on migration/transition for SA customers and next steps…. Note 2: SQL Server Datacenter is offered in Per Processor mode only Note 1: SQL Server Standard and Enterprise 2008 R2 can be licensed in either Server/CAL mode or Per Processor mode your choice Please test before attempting this in a production environment.So a few weeks back I said that SQL Server 2008 R2 would have a new edition, with a new edition comes a revamp in the overall licensingĬouple of basic points before we begin, as a few emails have come through on this and a little bit of confusion This was on a Server 2008R2 operating system. I have ran a test on each SQL 2008R2 & SQL 2012.
SQL SERVER 2012 ENTERPRISE EDITION LICENSE COST UPGRADE
Verify that SQL Server has upgraded by running the “SELECT in a SSMS query window.įinal Note: To the best of my knowledge, no reboot is required after the upgrade is finished. Click the CLOSE button.Ĭlose the “SQL Server Installation Center” app, by click the X box in the top right hand corner.
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Then the Complete screen if the upgrade has succeed. Then nothing will happen for maybe a minute. Once the UPGRADE button has been clicked, it will grey out. After reviewing this list, click on the UPGRADE button. In the text box will appear a list of item that are going to be upgraded. The Ready to upgrade edition screen appears next. Once the scan is completed, click the NEXT button. A scan will run to validate the edition upgrade process. The Edition Upgrade Rules screen appears next. A please wait box may appear for a couple of seconds. A list of recognized instances will be list in the Installed instances grid box. Drop the combo box down to select the instance that you wish to upgrade. Click the “I accept the license terms” check box. The next screen is the License Term screen. Enter your product key, if it does not auto fill the “Enter the product key:” text box. The next screen is the Product Key screen. Click the NEXT button when the scan has completed. A different scan then the one performed before. This will perform a scan for the “Setup Support Rules”. The “Upgrade the Edition for SQL Server 2012” app will appear. The app will disappear, the there may appear a couple of pop up boxes that will disappear each on its own. If this scan succeeds, then click the OK button in the bottom right corner of the app. This app will do a scan for “Setup Support Rules”. Then at the top of the right panel of the SQL Server Installation Center app, click on the “Edition Upgrade” link.Ī new app box will appear. When the SQL Server Installation Center app appears, click on the “Maintenance” link on the top left panel of the app. Start the SQL Server 2012 Enterprise (DVD/ISO). This issue has been written about a couple of times, but one more blog about this subject with a couple of screen shots will not hurt.įirst, verify which edition of SQL Server you are running is by running “SELECT in a SSMS query window. This blog is about upgrading SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition to the Enterprise Edition.