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I have taken over a client, who had an inhouse developer. The inhouse developer used SQL Server 2012 Evaluation (which I believe/assume is Enterprise)?
Regardless, their SQL Server eval has now expired, and they are "locked" into buying SQL Server, as their whole app infrastructure now sits in SQL Server 2012.
Will the database of an evaluation version of SQL Server, spool up in a SQL Server 2012 Express version?
I don't right now have the architecture at hand to test this scenario, and would like some ideas around the best way to resolve this. As it is now, they are dead in the water.
The client does not need anything specific to 2012 Standard or enterprise version for that matter (to my knowledge), and they are only about 30 users, using the app inhouse.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I want to downgrade the database to SQL Server 2008 Enterprise edition. I know there is no direct option. I tried to backup on 2012 and then restore on 2008. Not working.Any Idea on how to completely transfer database ?
You cannot convert a SQL Server 2012 database file to a SQL Server 2008 database file. The downgrade is not possible. The compatibility of database files is available only from an old version to a newer one, not the opposite. Indeed, you can convert a SQL Server 2008 database file to SQL Server 2012 database file.
Use the integrated SQL Server tools:
Right click on the database.
Select Tasks and Generate Scripts.
Following the wizard, at the end of it in the Advanced Scripting Options clicking the "Advanced" button, select the SQL Server version for which you want to generate the scripts, using the option Script for Server Version. Moreover, you would be able to generate the scripts to export the schema of your objects and/or the data, selecting the option Types of data to script, as you can see in the screenshot below:
The time needed for the process to generate both (schema and data) will depend on the amount of data you want to export, of course. As #Arun suggested, have a look at the process in more detail here, using step by step instructions.
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I'm trying to restore an very old code of mine, in that time the database was ms access and then I upgraded to SQL Server 7 SP4, now I want to restore those old backup, but SQL Server 2014 does not allow this..
So I would like to know how can I get to restore those backup, without installing SQL Server 7 ..
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It's a 'three-version' rule. For example, to SQL Server 2012 one can only restore databases from 2008R2, 2008 and 2005 versions. Similarly, SQL Server 7 database can be restored to 2005, but no later version. To restore it to 2014, you will (by the rule) have to restore it to 2005, take a backup on 2005 and restore it to 2012, and only then 2012 backup restore to 2014. However, there is an exception: 2014 acknowledges the 2005 SP4, so you can skip the second step, and restore straight from 2005 to 2014 (but only from 2005 SP4).
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I am trying to back up and restore a database from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2012. I know that the ideal method would be to use SQL Server 2005 or another program as an intercessor; however, I don't have access to any versions of this. So my question is, has anyone had any experience with any software similar that I could use as a middle agent to do this?
I don't know of any software that can act as an intercessor. SQL Server's database format is the definition of proprietary. You'll need to install an instance of SQL Server - temporarily - that lies somewhere between 2000 and 2012, in order to upgrade the database there, then back it up and restore it to 2012. There is no other path.
You don't have access to any intermediate versions? Sure you do. You can download the evaluation edition of SQL Server 2008 R2, and it will work for 180 days, which should be plenty of time to restore your database, increase the compatibility level, and then back it up again.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8158
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We are looking to install SQL Server 2008 R2 - given that the licensing model has changed ever since SQL 2012 came out (Processor licenses no longer available) and the 2008 R2 Processor license no longer being available..
I was wondering, is it valid to purchase SQL Server 2008 R2 Processor Licenses off on-line stores (not the Microsoft Marketplace obviously) shops to acquire the licenses - will there be any knock-back from MS should an auditor come over to check the licensing?
Bottom line is, given our setup - Server/User Licenses are not interesting to us.
Thank you
We're not lawyers, and this site isn't for legal advice or questions about licensing compliance. I strongly recommend you don't gamble your company's future on believing an answer you get on a Q & A site from some anonymous person on the Internet.
The proper way to be sure is to contact an official Microsoft licensing rep, tell them what you are buying and where, and have them confirm that you will be compliant - before you buy.
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_prodinfo_master
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Is SQL Server 2000 Free? I mean, can I use it for commercial use like SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?
No, it isn't. You need to purchase licenses if you want to develop and deploy using it.
There are no Express versions of SQL Server 2000 either.
There are Express editions of SQL Server 2005 and 2008/R2 - these are free.
No it is not free, I'm not sure you can use express edidtion for commercial use can you?
have you considered an open source database like MySQL?