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lushantha harshapriya 0 Reputation points
2024-01-17T06:19:50.73+00:00

Hi I just installed SQL 2022 Enterprise with trial Now I want to install SQl 2022 standard edition, so Can I backup SQL 2022 Enterprise server DB back up and Restore it to SQL 2022 Standard edition?

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  1. Olaf Helper 45,101 Reputation points
    2024-01-17T06:34:32.8266667+00:00

    If you haven't used any Enterprise feature for you databases, you can backup&restore if you want to move to a different server. Or you can perform with your product key an Edition Upgrade with the existing installation, see. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup?view=sql-server-ver16

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  2. ZoeHui-MSFT 37,596 Reputation points
    2024-01-18T05:20:08.6666667+00:00

    Hi @lushantha harshapriya，

    You can move or copy a database from Enterprise Edition (or Developer Edition, which supports more or less the same feature set) to Standard Edition. The simplest way is to take a backup of the database and restore that on the new server. However, if there are any Enterprise Edition features left in the database, the restored database won’t start up, and you’ll get this error, or something similar.

    You may check the blog for details.

    Regards，

    Zoe Hui

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