June 7, 2018 at 5:55 am
Hi All,
I installed 2 months ago SQL Server 2016 with Evaluation license.
Today i tried to add the license that i bought (for SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition) but i got an error:
"
The edition of the selected SQL Server instance is not supported in this SQL Server edition downgrade scenario.
The source Evaluation edition and the target Standard edition is not supported path.
"
I would like to reinstall my instance (it's a cluster installation).
My question is:
Where can i found an installation of sql server 2016 with Standard Edition
Thanks in advance!
June 7, 2018 at 7:01 am
The Evaluation edition uses an Enterprise edition SKU, which is why the error is being raised. You need to backup your databases, script out jobs and other configuration changes (if any), uninstall Evaluation Edition, install Standard Edition, restore the backups, and run your scripts to configure the Standard Edition. SKUs are encrypted, and last I checked, tampering with them will cause SQL Server to fail to start (which would be a step backwards).
June 7, 2018 at 7:07 am
Hi,
Thank you for your quick response.
My question is:
Where can i found an installation of sql server 2016 with Standard Edition?
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