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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 Softwareassurance or CSP Subscrption Licenses to have the right to use the SQL in a virtual Environment.
As far as i know, those regulations were introduced with the Version 2022. The SQL Server Version 2019 doesn´t have any of this regulations.
If i downgrade my purchased SQL Server 2022 license to a SQL Server 2019 license is it possible to circumvent the regulations? And also install a SQL Server 2019.
Thanks in Advance.
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.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.
