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    Convert System Center 2012 from Evaluation to Full Product Version

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    By Ronni Pedersen on May 1, 2012 Uncategorized

    This guide will help you though the process of converting a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Evaluation, to a Full Product Version.

    From the start menu navigate to All Programs -> Microsoft System Center 2012 -> Configuration Manager, and select Configuration Manager Setup.

    Select Perform site maintenance or reset this Site, and click Next.

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    Select Convert from Evaluation to Full Product Version, and enter your 25-character product key, and click Next.
    Volume License Customers can find the product key here: https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx
    (AFAIK all volume license customers has the same key for all System Center 2012 products).

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    Accept the license terms, and you’re done…

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    Enjoy.

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    My name is Ronni Pedersen and I'm currently working as a Cloud Architect at APENTO in Denmark. My primary focus is Enterprise Client Management solutions, based on technologies like AzureAD, Intune, EMS and System Center Configuration Manager. I'm is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility.

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    14 Comments

    1. Pingback: using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 2. Install the primary server – P01 | just another windows noob

    2. Pingback: Convert System Center 2012 from Evaluation to Full Product Version « SCCM GURU

    3. Chris on June 12, 2012 14:17

      The only option I get when I try and run the install is to uninstall or recover

      Reply
    4. Ronni Pedersen on June 15, 2012 08:05

      Chris: Do you run setup from the start menu or from the setup files ?

      Reply
      • selim on February 22, 2014 03:45

        For Server 2012, I used search tool and then I ran Configuration Manager Setup and the rest is as same as told here.

        Reply
    5. al on June 29, 2012 08:33

      We don’t get the option in the start menu. Running from RTM disk doesnt have the option either.

      Reply
    6. al on June 29, 2012 12:53

      got it run setup.exe in program Filesbinx64

      Reply
    7. Ronni Pedersen on June 29, 2012 23:13

      That should be the same as the start menu.
      But I’m glad it worked out for you… 🙂

      Reply
    8. theharveyman on July 16, 2012 18:29

      This took me 45 minutes to find, five seconds to complete.

      Reply
    9. Pingback: Markus Bäker » SC 2012: Testversion (Eval) in Vollversion ändern

    10. Justin on September 10, 2012 22:51

      Just a heads up to others, be sure you are logged in with original admin account that was used to install SCCM. I had some issues trying to convert with a secondary user with the “Full Administrator” Security Role. It would take the key but never change the Eval status in the program window. I found the following error in the configmgrsetup.log that clued me into permissions issue.

      *** [42000][229][Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0][SQL Server]The UPDATE permission was denied on the object ‘SetupInfo’, database ‘CM_TST’, schema ‘dbo’.
      ERROR: Failed to update table SetupInfo.

      Converted just fine after logging into the original admin account that i used to install System Center

      INFO: Successfully Converted from Evaluation to Full Product Version.

      Reply
    11. Stephen Barbarino II on January 23, 2013 16:34

      Justin, you’re a lifesaver. I was literally minutes away from calling support on this issue. Then I realized I installed SCCM using my non-domain account user and was attempting to install the key with my domain admin account.

      Thanks again!

      Stephen

      Reply
    12. Mark H. on February 20, 2013 10:15

      Justin, thank you so much! Saved me hours of searching :).

      Reply
    13. Mark on June 21, 2013 12:11

      Hi Ronni,

      Thanks for this post, but I’m still having an issue perhaps you can assist me with. Even when I’m using the service account if I try to enter site maintenance via control panel or the start menu I get an error that states:

      I get an error about ‘The version of Configuration Manager on the installation media is older than the version that’s installed on the computer. Downgrading is not allowed.’

      If I put in the SP1 installation media and run setup from there, I don’t get the error, but only Recover and Uninstall are available.

      Any idea what I could do? Only a few days left on my evaluation license!

      Thanks in advance!

      Reply
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