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    We have purchased a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Svr Sngl License, I was making customizations on a 90 day trial version which has run out, how can I upgrade to production when the product does not need a licence key under the Microsoft portal CRM 2011 does not need a licence key, I guess it is embeded in the install.

    I have called support, spoken with over 10 different departments I do not really want to lose the progress made so far any ideas no one seems to know ? yet other posts on the internet mention a licence key to convert from Trial to production.

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    Richard

     

    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:21 PM

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    Rhill52,

    I thought you had the license.

    If you need the license you can find this on the DVD/ISO, a text file called license.txt

    \server\amd64\license.txt

    Visit my blog for CRM material, improving performance, kerberos, IFD, development tips, etc. :) http://quantusdynamics.blogspot.com


    • Edited by nrodriEditor Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:35 PM
    • Proposed as answer by nrodriEditor Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:32 AM
    • Marked as answer by Rhill52 Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:34 AM
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:34 PM
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    Hi Rhill52,

    I believe this should be possible by updating the license from the deployment manager.

    Open deployment manager > Properties > License tab > click Change product key

    Let us know if this helped

    Visit my blog for CRM material, improving performance, kerberos, IFD, development tips, etc. :) http://quantusdynamics.blogspot.com

    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:12 PM
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    Yes that is what I would like to do, but it seems Microsoft have removed the registration wizard from the latest VOL edition, so now my 90 day trial has expired and I have a vaild licence that we just purchased but no way of getting a product key to enter.

    Support and licencing at Microsoft keep saying that no Product key is needed, and on the licence portal no product key is displayed as it is not needed anymore ? so there must be people who have installed the trial and need to activate but no key is showing on their licence. this must have happened in the last 90 days.

    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:19 PM
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    Try it from Powershell:

    Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Crm.PowerShell
    Set-CrmProductKey -ProductKey <string>

    then:
    Get-CrmLicenseProperty
    Get-CrmAccessLicense -License


    Visit my blog for CRM material, improving performance, kerberos, IFD, development tips, etc. :) http://quantusdynamics.blogspot.com


    • Edited by nrodriEditor Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:29 PM
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:27 PM
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    You are missing the point I do not have a key as it is no longer needed when installing from the iso file microsoft now provide. how can I obtain a key or reinstall the product keeping my data and set-up.

    Thanks

    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:31 PM
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    Rhill52,

    I thought you had the license.

    If you need the license you can find this on the DVD/ISO, a text file called license.txt

    \server\amd64\license.txt

    Visit my blog for CRM material, improving performance, kerberos, IFD, development tips, etc. :) http://quantusdynamics.blogspot.com


    • Edited by nrodriEditor Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:35 PM
    • Proposed as answer by nrodriEditor Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:32 AM
    • Marked as answer by Rhill52 Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:34 AM
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:34 PM
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    Thank you, this worked.

    We purchased a licence only a few days ago after the trial expired. Seems no one even the licence specialists know that this text file exists.


    • Edited by Rhill52 Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:34 AM
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:39 PM
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    Nrodri,

    You've made some great contributions to this forum.

    Please email me. It's edprice at Microsoft.

    Thanks!

    Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Customer Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)

    Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:17 AM