SQL server license swithching from Production license to MSDN version.

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SQL server license swithching from Production license to MSDN version.

SanjeevBaranwal

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May 23, 2014 at 6:33 am

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Currently, we are running Production license versions of MS SQL Server. However, given the costs, we want to switch back to MSDN version since the same features are available on MSDN as well.
Can someone help me in terms of either switching these licenses OR providing steps/directions to perform this.

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 1

Is this for a production server?

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736568 More actions · Answer 2

If you are using these servers for development or testing, then you can use MSDN. If these are used by clients/customers with real data that your company/organization uses, then no, you cannot use MSDN.

SanjeevBaranwal Old Hand Points: 397 More actions · Answer 3

We have made a product and deployed on cloud with production license of sql server. since we dont have the client in order to minimise the cost we need to have MSDN version now.Later if anty client comes then we can change it again to production SQL server and pay to microsoft. So is there anyway we can change from production licensed version of SQL server to MSDN without uninstalling it? Both are Enterprise edition.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004432 More actions · Answer 4

SanjeevBaranwal (5/25/2014)
We have made a product and deployed on cloud with production license of sql server. since we dont have the client in order to minimise the cost we need to have MSDN version now.Later if anty client comes then we can change it again to production SQL server and pay to microsoft. So is there anyway we can change from production licensed version of SQL server to MSDN without uninstalling it? Both are Enterprise edition.

Heh... call Microsoft and ask them. You'll kill two birds with one stone that way. You'll first find out if your intentions are legally supported and, if they are, then you'll find out how to do it. 😉

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bbr SSChasing Mays Points: 613 More actions · Answer 5

Keep in mind that MSDN is a per-user license. Only the person, to which the subscription is registered can use the software. If you have a group working on a project, they would each need their own MSDN subscription.