SQLServer 2008 EnterpriseEvaluation Edition - Trail

• ravisamigo

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  August 29, 2011 at 6:39 am

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  Hi,

  How to find the expiration date for SQLServer 2008 Enterprise Evaluation Edition - Trail version before it got expired ? as we know it's 180-day trail software.

  and

  How to upgrade from trail version ?

  Please advise.

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

• NJ-DBA

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  August 29, 2011 at 7:10 am

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  >> Open Management Studio

  >> On the menu bar click on Help

  >> About

  should show how many days left.

  to Upgrade:

  1. Start the SQL Server Installation Center

  2. Select "Maintenance"

  3. Click "Edition Upgrade"

  some folks advise against doing this and prefer fresh installation.

• ravisamigo

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  November 21, 2011 at 9:56 pm

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  Thanks for your valid inputs.

  How we can activate licence key for SQLServer2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation Edition (trial version) ? as it will expires in another 30 days.

  Does it require downtime during licence key activation ?

  Does it require rebooting server/restarting SQLServices after licence key activation ?

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

• ravisamigo

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  November 22, 2011 at 1:47 am

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  Hi All,

  Can someone please give me a quick heads-up on this ?

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

• ravisamigo

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  November 24, 2011 at 2:54 am

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  Hi All,

  Can someone please advise me on this.

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

• Hakuna Matata

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  November 24, 2011 at 5:39 am

  #1412654

  ravisamigo (11/24/2011)

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  Hi All,

  Can someone please advise me on this.

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

  Hope this helps 🙂

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/petersad/archive/2011/01/24/how-to-perform-an-sql-server-edition-upgrade.aspx

• Hakuna Matata

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  November 24, 2011 at 5:50 am

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  Hakuna Matata (11/24/2011)

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  ravisamigo (11/24/2011)

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  Hi All,

  Can someone please advise me on this.

  Thanks and Regards,

  Ravi.

  Hope this helps 🙂

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/petersad/archive/2011/01/24/how-to-perform-an-sql-server-edition-upgrade.aspx%5B/quote%5D

  When I upgraded my Eval to DataCenter for testing purpose I had no downtime. As I had installed all the packages in the Eval edition. It takes the key and within a minute or two it was upgraded to Data Center edition.

  I would suggest to test once before u try it on production. You never know whether it will prompt for a restart.:-)

• ravisamigo

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  November 24, 2011 at 5:54 am

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  Hi Hakuna Matata,

  Thanks for your valid inputs/reply in time !!

  Sure, I'll check this on testing envi and update on Production.

  Best Regards,

  Ravichandra.