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ChristophWanner
Jul 11, 2024Copper Contributor
SQL Server Licensing
Hi all, we purchased two SQL Server Standard 2022 2 Core Perpetual licenses. We want install the SQL Server in a virutal environment. Afterwards we noticed that you need an active Softwareassura...
MartijnElfers
Jul 11, 2024Bronze Contributor
Downgrading a licenses does not solve this issue. Downgrading is only to get an earlier version of the software, but the rights of the original version of the software still applies. So the SQL Server 2022 rules still apply when downgrading to SQL Server 2019
- ChristophWannerJul 17, 2024Copper ContributorThanks for your Respond, Martijn.
Is it possible to by Software Assurance via the Microsoft Open Value Programm afterwards? In order to supply the purchased CSP licenses with an acive SA. We bought the CSP licenses at the end of last year.- MartijnElfersJul 18, 2024Bronze Contributor
No unfortunately you can't buy just SA via OV for a CSP Software license.
CSP Software licenses are always without SA (though it does include some of the SA benefits). It's not possible to expand the CSP Software license with SA thru OV.- ChristophWannerJul 19, 2024Copper ContributorThanks alot for your reply.
So as far as i see there is no way to be licensed in the right way with the bought CSP Perpetual Licenses. We have to buy new licenses (CSP Subscprition) then or is there any other way to make it work?