December 5, 2017 at 1:28 pm
We have finishing testing a complex application in SQL 2012 dev. Our team has decided the best approach is to convert the our 2012 dev edition to 2012 enterprise. We already have license keys for this purpose. Of course we will test it outside of production first.
I've been trolling around trying to find definitive documentation for this process without success. Can someone assist?
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December 5, 2017 at 1:32 pm
fizzleme - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 1:28 PMWe have finishing testing a complex application in SQL 2012 dev. Our team has decided the best approach is to convert the our 2012 dev edition to 2012 enterprise. We already have license keys for this purpose. Of course we will test it outside of production first.
I've been trolling around trying to find definitive documentation for this process without success. Can someone assist?
Did you see this document? Does that help?
Upgrade to a Different Edition of SQL Server (Setup)
Sue
December 6, 2017 at 5:28 am
fizzleme - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 1:28 PMWe have finishing testing a complex application in SQL 2012 dev. Our team has decided the best approach is to convert the our 2012 dev edition to 2012 enterprise. We already have license keys for this purpose. Of course we will test it outside of production first.
I've been trolling around trying to find definitive documentation for this process without success. Can someone assist?
you can perform an edition upgrade from dev to ent, but a clean install would always be best if possible
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December 6, 2017 at 4:13 pm
Thanks for the information. As I said, our existing installation is development edition and we wish to upgrade to enterprise.
The documentation says load the media and access the maintenance folder. Do we use the dev edition or the enterprise media for this process? It isn't exactly clear.
I have obtained the license key from our enterprise edition media. Thanks again
When the snows fall and the white winds blow,The lone wolf dies but the pack survives.
Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
December 7, 2017 at 1:36 am
fizzleme - Wednesday, December 6, 2017 4:13 PMThanks for the information. As I said, our existing installation is development edition and we wish to upgrade to enterprise.
The documentation says load the media and access the maintenance folder. Do we use the dev edition or the enterprise media for this process? It isn't exactly clear.
I have obtained the license key from our enterprise edition media. Thanks again
Use the Enterprise media.
Is there a reason to do in place rather then side by side? Side by side is a lot safer, ok you detail its a complex application, but from the SQL side it should be fairly trivial to script all the objects, backup restore the databases etc, you may even have to do it to build a DR or HA setup in the future so will be a good documentation stage to ensure in the event of a disaster you have the documented steps to reset up your application.
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