Microsoft Licenses downgrade

Question

Dear team,

I need to know what are the supported downgrades for Windows Server 2022 and SQL server 2022 licenses. I need to licenses existing VMs of an environment, having different Windows Server and SQL versions, and I am not able to find any documentation from Microsoft.

Thank you,

Answer 1

Hello,

here is a link to the Microsoft Document on Downgrade rights.

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9ca750cd8571958be337880eb9dea9cd5caab27a95f7edd8ef11d9173aaed526JmltdHM9MTczMDI0NjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2f9ef625-d542-6bd5-18df-e59ad4416a5b&psq=downgrade+right+windows+server+site%3amicrosoft.com&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9kb3dubG9hZC5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2Rvd25sb2FkLzYvOC85LzY4OTY0Mjg0LTg2NGQtNGE2ZC1hZWQ5LWYyYzFmOGYyM2UxNC9kb3duZ3JhZGVfcmlnaHRzLnBkZg&ntb=1

Answer 2

Hi @Anonymous

I need to licenses existing VMs of an environment, having different Windows Server and SQL versions, and I am not able to find any documentation from Microsoft.

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

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