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Upgrading from SQL 2012 Standard Edition Server + CAL license to Standard edition Core based License

  • October 3, 2014 at 10:22 am

    #297178

    Hi All,

    I have installed SQL 2012 Standard Edition Server + CAL license on one of our production servers.

    But I want to upgrade it to SQL 2012 Standard Edition Code based License.

    However I don't want to uninstall and then re-install the complete SQL instance.

    Can I do it by just upgrading the instance from the SQL 2012 setup from the maintenance option ?

    Or uninstalling / reinstalling is the only option I have ?

    Please guide me to a suitable URL / documentation for this

    Thanks & Regards,

    Parag

  • October 3, 2014 at 10:48 am

    #1750034

    What's a code based license?

    AFAIK there's CAL and there's per processor.

    These are admin items, however. There's no limit in the code that determines what you can use. IF you're audited, you just need the proper license purchase.

  • October 3, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    #1750080

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/3/2014)

    What's a code based license?

    AFAIK there's CAL and there's per processor.

    These are admin items, however. There's no limit in the code that determines what you can use. IF you're audited, you just need the proper license purchase.

    The OP probably refers to core based license.

    I wish M$ would still offer processor based licenses though 😉


    Lutz
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  • October 8, 2014 at 10:20 am

    #1751050

    [font="Verdana"]Yeah, I meant core based license

    Sorry for the typo

    Upgrading from CAL license to core license without uninstalling the SQL instance.

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  • October 10, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    #1751734

    No need to do anything. Nothing is being enforced by code

  • October 10, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    #1751739

    You do not need to uninstall or re-install, when you do a true-up or new agreement you just tell them how many cores you have on sql box, if it is a VM they license it on physical cores on the host but again Microsoft licensing is beast to understand and different for every client , so you better connect with your rep

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  • October 11, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    #1751836

    @SQLFRNDZ (10/10/2014)

    You do not need to uninstall or re-install, when you do a true-up or new agreement you just tell them how many cores you have on sql box, if it is a VM they license it on physical cores on the host but again Microsoft licensing is beast to understand and different for every client , so you better connect with your rep

    I'd add to it that it's also different for a moon phase and the effect of the growth rate of your front yard garden, the length of the shadow of a randomly picked building by M$ or any other unpredictable scenario...

    All I can recommend: Get the M$ representative to sign a shet of paper that the licenses you have will cover the business case you're using. If that person is not willing or not allowed to sign such a sheet of paper: question their invoice! If they're called in to verify your status in terms of meeting M$ licensing requirements and they're not able to provide a profound answer, the've not provided what you asked for.


    Lutz
    A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

    How to get fast answers to your question[/url]
    How to post performance related questions[/url]
    Links for Tally Table [/url] , Cross Tabs [/url] and Dynamic Cross Tabs [/url], Delimited Split Function[/url]

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