{"id":311,"date":"2017-02-14T17:24:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T17:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/?p=311"},"modified":"2019-03-03T19:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:42:29","slug":"how-to-upgrade-windows-server-2012-r2-2016-evaluation-to-full-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 \/ 2016 evaluation to full version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \tI installed a new server in my LAB using evaluation iso and now I would like to convert this server to the full version. This article will provide step-by-step guide for this easy procedure.<\/p>\n<p> \tIn order to complete this instruction you must have the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> \t\tWindows Server installed using server evaluation iso.<\/li>\n<li> \t\tValid and legal Windows Server key<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> \tThe upgrade steps are the following<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> \t\tLogin to the server console you want to convert to the full retail version.<\/li>\n<li> \t\tVerify that this server is running an evaluation version. To do this, do either of the following:\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\tEasy &ndash; Hit the Windows Key and type in System and select Settings from search or&hellip;<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\tGUI &ndash; Graphical User Interface &ndash; From the Start screen, open Control Panel. Open System and Security, and then System. View Windows activation status in the Windows activation area of the System page. Click View details in Windows activation for more information about your Windows activation status.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t\tCUI &ndash; Character User Interface &ndash; From an elevated command prompt, run slmgr.vbs \/dlv; evaluation versions will include &ldquo;EVAL&rdquo; in the output.\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box hundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" data-bg-url=\"\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1530\" style=\"width: 812px\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-305\" alt=\"Figure 1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1530\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 802px; height: 603px;\" width=\"802\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_1.jpg 802w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 1<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> \t\tFrom an elevated command prompt do the following:\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\tDetermine the current edition name with the command DISM \/online \/Get-CurrentEdition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" data-bg-url=\"\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1525\" style=\"width: 687px\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-306\" alt=\"w12_2\" class=\"wp-image-1525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_2.png\" style=\"width: 677px; height: 340px;\" width=\"677\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_2.png 677w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_2-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\t\t\tFigure 2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\tDetermine the possible Target edition name with the command DISM \/online \/Get-TargetEditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" data-bg-url=\"\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1527\" style=\"width: 687px\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-307\" alt=\"Figure 3\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1527\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_3.jpg\" style=\"width: 677px; height: 342px;\" width=\"677\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_3.jpg 677w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_3-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\t\t\tFigure 3<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\tThen run DISM \/online \/Set-Edition:&lt;edition ID&gt; \/ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX \/AcceptEula, where the edition ID is the edition you wnat to your server convert to and a retail product key is your valid server key. The server will restart twice.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" data-bg-url=\"\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1529\" style=\"width: 684px\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-308\" alt=\"w12_4\" class=\"wp-image-1529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_4.jpg\" style=\"width: 674px; height: 344px;\" width=\"674\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_4.jpg 674w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_4-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\t\t\tFigure 4<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height 1_1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" data-bg-url=\"\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1528\" style=\"width: 685px\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-309\" alt=\"w12_5\" class=\"wp-image-1528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_5.jpg\" style=\"width: 675px; height: 344px;\" width=\"675\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_5.jpg 675w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_5-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\t\t\tFigure 5<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t\tVerify the current server edition &ndash; use preferred method from step 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1531\" style=\"width: 1293px\"> \t<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.citrix24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/w12_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-310\" alt=\"w12_6\" class=\"wp-image-1531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_6.jpg\" style=\"width: 1283px; height: 801px;\" width=\"1283\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_6.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_6-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_6-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/w12_6-1024x639.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><\/a> \t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \t\tFigure 6<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I installed a new server in my LAB using evaluation iso and now I would like to convert this server to the full version. This article will provide step-by-step guide for this easy procedure. In order to complete this instruction you must have the following: Windows Server installed using server evaluation iso. 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