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You have purchased SQL Standard and need to know how to upgrade the existing SQL Express version on the server
Resolution:
To perform an in-place upgrade from SQL Express to SQL Server Standard edition:
- Start the SQL Server 2014 installer, click on the Maintenance tab and here you see the option Edition Upgrade, launch this option.
- Select the radial button before Enter the product key and click on Next.
- Read the License Terms carefully and if you want to continue the upgrade, accept them by ticking the before I accept the license terms., after that click on Next.
- After you click Next, the Global and Edition Upgrade Rules will perform some checks, if this check goes without any problems the Select Instance step is shown automatically.
- Select the AXIUM instance of SQL Server and click on Next.
- The Feature Rules step will perform 6 checks and again if no errors occur, you'll be brought to the Ready to upgrade edition step.
- Here you can see the summary of features that will be changed, if this is looking good, click Upgrade.
- After the upgrade is complete, you can close the window.
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