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SQL 2017 Dev edition

  • January 10, 2019 at 8:02 am

    #379015

    Yesterday I was chatting with the team about potentially installing SQL 2017 Dev edition on a non-production DR server to use as a sandbox for an upcoming migration. A server/network administrator informed me that the Dev edition we have available is meant for PCs, not servers.

    Now, the last I checked, there is only one Dev edition and it can be installed on any type of machine so long as it is not used for actual production work. Am I mistaken in this belief? Or are there really two different versions of the 2017 Dev edition?

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  • January 10, 2019 at 8:17 am

    #2018533

    I've never heard of that!  I'm sure you're right.

  • January 10, 2019 at 8:17 am

    #2018534

    I think your S/N Admin is mistaken, that I'm aware of there's always only been one Dev edition and you can install it anywhere as long as it's not being used for any sort of production...

  • January 10, 2019 at 8:22 am

    #2018537

    I'm beginning to think he's got the edition information mixed up with a corporate policy. IE, "you aren't allowed to install this on a server" vs "this isn't the version of software to use on a server."

    I'll have to double-check, but given we have done this before for other versions, I don't see my boss having an issue with it.

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  • January 10, 2019 at 8:25 am

    #2018541

    Maybe he thinks that if you put it on a server that automatically makes it "Production" :D.

  • January 10, 2019 at 10:47 am

    #2018592

    Beatrix Kiddo - Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:25 AM

    Maybe he thinks that if you put it on a server that automatically makes it "Production" :D.

    That is a distinct possibility. Or he might not understand that SQL Server software "Dev Edition" is meant for exactly this sort of thing.

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  • January 10, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    #2018638

    jasona.work - Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:17 AM

    I think your S/N Admin is mistaken, that I'm aware of there's always only been one Dev edition and you can install it anywhere as long as it's not being used for any sort of production...

    Yes, Jason is correct, according to the Licensing Datasheet:

    Customers may install and run the SQL Server Developer Edition software on any number of devices. This is significant because it allows customers to run the software on multiple devices (for testing purposes, for example) without having to license each non-production server system for SQL Server.


    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017-pricing
    So they are explicitly saying it can be used in non-production servers, for development, testing, demonstration, and user acceptance testing.

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