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    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.

    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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      • selim on

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

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    10. Justin on

      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.

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    11. Stephen Barbarino II on

      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

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    13. Mark on

      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!

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