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changing a sql 2005 developer license to production

  • January 28, 2013 at 10:11 am

    #267808

    I have a windows 2003 server running sql 2005 with a developer license installed. It's now in production. I have purchased the production license, but my dba is telling me SQL 2005 must be reinstalled for it to be legal.

    Is there a way to just change the license?

  • January 28, 2013 at 10:51 am

    #1581730

    looks like he's correct to me;

    according to this page,neither standard nor enterprise will upgrade/replace an existing developer instance:

    take a look here:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx

    so to get everything correct, you need to do a whole DR/ new server kind of thing;

    script out all the logins, certificates, linked servers , jobs, database mail,etc

    backup the database, uninstall/reinstall and then run the scripts to get your logins and settings back

    Lowell

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  • January 29, 2013 at 6:48 am

    #1582109

    davery 28734 (1/28/2013)

    I have a windows 2003 server running sql 2005 with a developer license installed. It's now in production. I have purchased the production license, but my dba is telling me SQL 2005 must be reinstalled for it to be legal.

    Is there a way to just change the license?

    You can absolutely upgrade a SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition install to any of these without re-rinstalling everything:

    SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

    SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition

    SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition

    In the installer there is a separate option to upgrade the Edition of an existing instance.

    Version and Edition Upgrades (SQL Server 2005)

    Now, if you want to upgrade your 2005 Developer instance to 2008 or 2012 then you have to do 2 upgrades, one to 2008 or 2012 Developer Edition and then another to get to 2008 or 2012 Standard or Enterprise Edition respectively.

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