Questions tagged [evaluation]
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Windows Evaluation -> Full version- do I have to rebuild the OS?
I have been using a evaluation version of Sever 2012 Standard for the last few months and want to now buy the retail version.
Is there a way to retain the same copy of Windows, but turn it into a Retail version without having to reinstall Windows?…

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Converting Sql Server 2012 RTM from trial to licensed edition
Similar questions have been asked about 2008, but there appears to be a dearth of information on SQL Server 2012.
Does it require a reinstall?
Will it go through an upgrade process (and what does that entail) or is it just a magic SKU switch?
Is…

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Microsoft Remote Evaluation Service
Microsoft used to offer a service where you could connect to an evaluation system via Remote Desktop and temporarily evaluate the new software.
I believe this service existed 5+ years ago and Microsoft has since moved onto only offering Virtual…

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SQL2008 evaluation period
I install a sql2008 enterprise evaluation edition instance with evaluation license. is there any way to get how many days are left before expires the evaluation period ?

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Can the mounted file system (NFS) be kept on another host if the VM is evacuated?
I'd like to know about OpenStack High Availability.
If the node (VM) mounts the file system (NFS) (https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/latest/admin/nfs-backend.html) and the VM is evacuated in case of failure and moved to another host, can the mounted…

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Windows Server 2019 core evaluation edition activation fails
I installed a Windows Server 2019 core evaluation (no desktop experience).
When adding the product key it fails.
DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandardCor /ProductKey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /AcceptEula
The above step is necessary to…

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Updating windows server 2016 from eval version to standard retail version
We are running an evaluation copy of windows server 2016. We have rearmed the license and extended the time for the trial version for several times. Now the rearm count has reached the limit we want to update our current version to a fully licensed…

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