2016 Standard Core install

  • I need to setup a SQL 2016 Standard that will be core licensed. 
    MS has a 2016 Enterprise Core install, but not for Standard is it just a matter of entering a product key?
    Also, can I just do a normal install and change it later once we have the core license?

    Edit: Found this  is it just a matter of doing an edition upgrade?

  • AlphaTangoWhiskey - Monday, January 21, 2019 8:35 AM

    I need to setup a SQL 2016 Standard that will be core licensed. 
    MS has a 2016 Enterprise Core install, but not for Standard is it just a matter of entering a product key?
    Also, can I just do a normal install and change it later once we have the core license?

    Edit: Found this  is it just a matter of doing an edition upgrade?

    It's a separate download and install.  We have MSDN/Visual Studio subscriptions to download from.

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  • Yeah i was looking on my.visualstudio.com/downloads and there are only Core installs for Enterprise edition. 
    When searching for SQL Server 2016 Standard it lists 3 downloads 
    SQL Server 2016 Standard
    SQL Server 2016 Standard with Service Pack 1
    SQL Server 2016 Standard with Service Pack 2

    I also checked SQL 2012 and don't see any, however i have a saved file from a 2012 standard Core install... so i'm just confused.

    We generally do Server/CAL, but have a couple apps that require Core so the last time we did a core setup was like 6 years ago.

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