Modify number of licensed CPUs in SQL Server 2005

• RSingh-135921

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  July 18, 2007 at 8:28 am

  #120751

  Hi,

   

  While installing SQL Server 2005 we chose per-processor license.

   

  Now I would like to reduce the number of CPUs licensed. Is it possible to do this in SQL Server 2005 without doing a re-install?

   

  I know how to do this in SQL Server 2000 but couldn't find any method for SQL Server 2005.

   

  Pls advise.

   

  Regards,

  RSingh

• Sugesh Kumar

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  July 19, 2007 at 5:30 am

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  I too am interested in knowing this the old licensing method in control panel does not seem to appear in sql 2005.

  Cheers,
  Sugeshkumar Rajendran
  SQL Server MVP
  http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

• Rich Hansell

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  July 19, 2007 at 6:55 am

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  This link might be helpful..

  http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/10/tracking-license-information-in-sql-2005.aspx

• Sugesh Kumar

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  July 23, 2007 at 2:21 am

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  This article in the link says how to add the key and does not describe on how to modify the already set up licensing. I am interested in knowing how to modify licensing as what we did with sql 2000 in control panel sql licensing applet.

  Cheers,
  Sugeshkumar Rajendran
  SQL Server MVP
  http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com