May 9, 2012 at 11:08 am
We need to downgrade a lot of our SQL Server licenses from Enterprise to Development. Is there a way to do this with Powershell since we have so many machines to go against.
May 9, 2012 at 12:10 pm
I do not think Enterprise to Developer is a supported 'upgrade path'. I suspect you will need to install new Developer instances, and uninstall the Enterprise instances. Check with a Microsoft Rep though. If you can prove you are not using them in a Production capacity you may be covered by the Developer license and avoid a bunch of work.
If you have to move forward PowerShell could help you, but only peripherally. You will want to look into unattended SQL Server installs, that is where most of the work will be in planning out the large-scale rollout you want to do. Pushing the installs with PowerShell using its Remote Management capabilities should be trivial in comparison to building out and testing your unattended installation process.
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May 9, 2012 at 1:45 pm
AFAIK, ope.three is correct. You cannot downgrade these licenses. You would need to uninstall and reinstall.
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