Installing Full-Text using Evaluation version to my licensed standard version MSSQL

Question

Hi,

I have installed MSSQL standard version in my server with a license, but I lost yang original ISO installer, I wonder, if I want to add addon like Full Text, can I do it using eval version, without broker my current license?

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, you can use the Evaluation Edition to add feature to an existing SQL Server, you can even install an additional named instance.

The SQL Server installer is always the same, then product key "drives" the Edition.

Answer 2

Hi @Arson Marianus，

Thank you for your reaching out and welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

By default, Full Text Search is not installed during SQL Server installation. However, you can select it as an additional feature during installation. If you have already installed SQL Server without selecting the Full Text Search feature, you will need to run the setup again to add this component to the existing instance. Therefore, you could add feature to the installed instance through the evaluation version.

Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following T-SQL statement, you can also validate the installation by looking at the Windows services and checking for the new service related to Full Text Search.

I hope this helps! If you have any more issues or need further assistance, feel free to share with us!

Best regards,

Lucy Chen

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