Posts about License key written by Geoff Varosky. In SharePoint 2010, 2013, and 2016 – you at some point may need to upgrade from a Standard License to an Enterprise license. SharePoint Enterprise CAL is additive: to access the Enterprise edition features of SharePoint, a person/device must have both the SharePoint Standard CAL and the SharePoint Enterprise CAL. In SharePoint 2019, for extranet and Internet sites scenarios, no CALs are required for external users. Enterprise features activated via server license key but licensed via CALs SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites Standard For small and mid-sized organizations looking to create public Internet sites or basic extranets using the Standard features of SharePoint Server 2010. Trial Product key: VK7BD-VBKWR-6FHD9-Q3HM9-6PKMX SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise For organizations looking to create customer-facing public internet sites and private extranets using the full enterprise capabilities of SharePoint. This provides full SharePoint Enterprise functionality and no other technical limits.
Upgrading to an Enterprise License in SharePoint 20XX
In SharePoint 2010, 2013, and 2016 – you at some point may need to upgrade from a Standard License to an Enterprise license. There are too many reasons to list here…
At first, it seems pretty straight forward… go into Central Administration > Upgrade and Migration > Convert farm license type
You can see your current license… however, both the input box, as well as the OK button are disabled.
Seems like this would be the place to do it, right? Yeah, I don't get it either. In any event, the proper way to do this, is to click on Enable Enterprise Features under Upgrade and Migration
Click on Enterprise
and enter in your Product Key and click OK.
Sharepoint Server Enterprise
NOTE: You cannot undo this, so make sure that you want to use an Enterprise key and absorb the associated cost of CALs!
Upgrading to an Enterprise License in SharePoint 20XX
In SharePoint 2010, 2013, and 2016 – you at some point may need to upgrade from a Standard License to an Enterprise license. There are too many reasons to list here…
At first, it seems pretty straight forward… go into Central Administration > Upgrade and Migration > Convert farm license type
Sharepoint Server License
You can see your current license… however, both the input box, as well as the OK button are disabled.
Seems like this would be the place to do it, right? Yeah, I don't get it either. In any event, the proper way to do this, is to click on Enable Enterprise Features under Upgrade and Migration
Sharepoint License Price
Click on Enterprise
and enter in your Product Key and click OK.
Sharepoint Enterprise Search
NOTE: You cannot undo this, so make sure that you want to use an Enterprise key and absorb the associated cost of CALs!
