Check Expiry date of MSSQL2008

  • I am using SQL server, below are the information of it

    Description: SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2

    ProductName:SQL2008

    Type:RTM

    Version:10

    SPLevel:1

    PatchType:SP

    PatchLevel:10.51.2500.0

    ProductVersion:10.50.1600.1

    I wanter to check the expiry date of this version..

    i tried to find out it in two way: (1) C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\setup.txt (2) Microsoft SQLSERVER management Studio -> Help->about

    but in both i didn't get expiry date of version.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Pallavi

  • What do you mean by expiry date?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • Some trial versions has expiry date which are downloaded from internet.

    after 102 days or 120 days the version get expired...

    So i wanted to know the free downloaded version expiration date in MSSQL 2008 R2...

    Thanks & Regards,
    Pallavi

  • The eval version is 180 days, so look at the date of the setup logs (which will be the date of installation) and calculate 180 days from there.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Just to make sure you installed EVAL edition only...

    SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'),

    SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'),

    SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

  • :hehe:

    You can check the windows installer for the SQL Product code to pull out the install date

    In registry look under,

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\<GUID>\InstallProperties

    Notes :

    The "InstallDate" key will have the date stored in YYYYMMDD

    For SQL 2008 you can search for "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Engine Services" to get the correct GUID.

    For SQL 2005 you can search for "Microsoft SQL Server 2005" only to get the correct GUID

    from

  • Open the Management Studio, click on the “Help” of Menu Bar and then on “About”. A new window will appear, where you will see some thing like if you have trial version installed:

    Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (expires in xxx days)

  • I checked there in Help -> About ->

    but it doesn't mentioned the date i got the below informtion

    Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio:10.50.2500.0

    Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) :3.85.1117

    Microsoft MSXML:2.6 3.0 5.0 6.0

    Microsoft Internet Explorer :6.0.2900.2180

    Microsoft .NET Framework :2.0.50727.3053

    Operating System:5.1.2600

    Thanks & Regards,
    Pallavi

  • Is it installed on local machine or remote server?

  • Installed on remote server...

    How can i extend date of expiry??????

    OR

    Please tell the solution if you have any ...

    Thanks & Regards,
    Pallavi

  • Hi ,

    Well only way to extend the date is buy a similar version and update it. There is no way to extend automatically . Or consult to your Manager as well as sysadmin group.

  • pallavi.unde (1/5/2012)


    Installed on remote server...

    How can i extend date of expiry??????

    Buy a licensed copy of SQL Server and upgrade.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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