how add 2 lic key in sql server 2019 standart

Question

we bought 2 boxed versions of sql server 2019 standart (10 user licenses each)

during installation I entered the first key (for 10 user connections)

How can I now add a 2nd key? so that 20 users can connect

Answer 1

The license is mainly a paper thing. Your 20 twenty users should be able to connect.

Then again, if you bought two licenses for two servers with ten users each, but your plan is to use one instance with 20 users, you may be into a license violation.

Very important: this is a technical forum, and license questions are not technical but legal. All answers you get about licensing here are from laymen.

I would recommend that you contact your local Microsoft representative to sort this out. Potentially, you could get into trouble if you are license-audited.

Answer 2

Hi @71127745

For detailed information about the license issue, you can call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. Or you can go to Volume Licensing Service Center support. Please choose region/language and choose to call or have web.

Best regards,

Cosmog Hong