Upgrade SQL Server Instances from Eval to Standard
The procedure describe the upgrade from SQL eval to SQL Standard edition.
The follwoing tpoics are important before starting the process:
• If you have an volume license you get no key. The Key is in the downloaded ISO hard set.
• The upgrade must be done for every existing SQL instance step-by-step
• The SQL instances will be restartet in the process
ATTENTION: This upgrade can be undone and will restart the upgrading SQL instance.
Check the actually edition on Server -> Evaluation Edition
Download iso file from for Microsoft license portal, mount iso file"Microsoft SQL Server 2022 English x64" to VM and run setup.exe
In the "SQL Server Installation Center" click on "Maintenance" and "Edition Upgrade"
The Edition Upgrade Wizard will start and we have to select the correct license type.
ATTENTION: The product key will be automatically filled from the iso file when we have an volume license SQL server and downloded the iso file from your license portal.
After clicking next we have to accept the EULA
Now we can specify the SQL instance which we would like to upgrade.
IMPORTANT: The upgrade must be done for ALL instances!!
At the first run the wizard will check if the key, license and installed optionals are valid.
HINT: The warning of the downgrade can be ignored because the eval version has more features than the standard edition
Now we can start the upgrade process
ATTENTION: This upgrade can be undone and will restart the upgrading SQL instance.
Database and Agent service will be restarted in this upgrade process
After upgrading we get a summary for the done steps
ATTENTION: This procedure must be done for ALL existing SQL Instances.
New one will automatically created as standard instances.
After upgrading all instances we can check the SQL server edition in the Studio again:
Sources of Information:
Upgrade Microsoft SQL Server Evaluation Edition to Standard/Enterprise | Windows OS Hub (woshub.com)
Upgrade SQL Server from Evaluation Edition to Standard or Enterprise (mssqltips.com)
The follwoing tpoics are important before starting the process:
• If you have an volume license you get no key. The Key is in the downloaded ISO hard set.
• The upgrade must be done for every existing SQL instance step-by-step
• The SQL instances will be restartet in the process
ATTENTION: This upgrade can be undone and will restart the upgrading SQL instance.
Check the actually edition on Server -> Evaluation Edition
Download iso file from for Microsoft license portal, mount iso file"Microsoft SQL Server 2022 English x64" to VM and run setup.exe
In the "SQL Server Installation Center" click on "Maintenance" and "Edition Upgrade"
The Edition Upgrade Wizard will start and we have to select the correct license type.
ATTENTION: The product key will be automatically filled from the iso file when we have an volume license SQL server and downloded the iso file from your license portal.
After clicking next we have to accept the EULA
Now we can specify the SQL instance which we would like to upgrade.
IMPORTANT: The upgrade must be done for ALL instances!!
At the first run the wizard will check if the key, license and installed optionals are valid.
HINT: The warning of the downgrade can be ignored because the eval version has more features than the standard edition
Now we can start the upgrade process
ATTENTION: This upgrade can be undone and will restart the upgrading SQL instance.
Database and Agent service will be restarted in this upgrade process
After upgrading we get a summary for the done steps
ATTENTION: This procedure must be done for ALL existing SQL Instances.
New one will automatically created as standard instances.
After upgrading all instances we can check the SQL server edition in the Studio again:
Sources of Information:
Upgrade Microsoft SQL Server Evaluation Edition to Standard/Enterprise | Windows OS Hub (woshub.com)
Upgrade SQL Server from Evaluation Edition to Standard or Enterprise (mssqltips.com)