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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...
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
Thanks 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.
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.
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.- Thanks 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?- Correct, easiest way is to buy Software Subscriptions for Azure Hybrid Benefit, but you might find that Azure based licensing is cheaper vs the 1-year SQL software subscription license; with the 3-year software sub license you are slightly better off than compared to Azure-based licensing but you need to pay upfront or annually for it.
