SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Edition Upgrade
The following table lists the supported edition upgrade scenarios in SQL Server 2019 (15.x).
For step-by-step instructions on how to perform an edition upgrade, see Upgrade to a Different Edition of SQL Server (Setup).
| Upgrade From | Upgrade To |
|---|---|
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL and Core)** | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Evaluation Enterprise** | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License) SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Developer SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Web Upgrading from Evaluation (a free edition) to any of the paid editions is supported for stand-alone installations, but is not supported for clustered installations. This limitation does not apply to stand-alone instances installed on a Windows Failover Cluster participating in an availability group. |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard** | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License) |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Developer** | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License) SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Web SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Web | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License) SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Express* | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License) SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Developer SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Web |
Additionally you can also perform an edition upgrade between SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL license) and SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Core License):
| Edition Upgrade From | Edition Upgrade To |
|---|---|
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL License)** | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Core License) |
| SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Core License) | SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise (Server+CAL License) |
* Also applies to SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Express with Tools and SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Express with Advanced Services.
** Changing the edition of a clustered instance of SQL Server 2019 (15.x) limited. The following scenarios are not supported for SQL Server 2019 (15.x) failover clusters:
- SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Enterprise to SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Developer, Standard, or Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Developer to SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard or Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard to SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Evaluation to SQL Server 2019 (15.x) Standard.
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