Ssms Tools Pack License Key
Sep 26, 2018 - Download SSMS Tools Pack for free. SSMS Tools Pack is a Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). License: Shareware $35.05.
I try to refrain from talking about licensing related topics because they seem to be complicated and have tons of permutations and combinations. Having said that, in the recent past, I was baffled to see this query land to my Inbox which was interesting and needed some attention from me. I could have easily put it under the rug and forget but this kept haunting me for a long time. So I decided to check with a couple of senior DBA’s who manage 1000’s of servers and how they manage doing something like this. So I called up, learnt a few tips around licensing and this is what I have assimilated from the discussion. Though this discussion and facts stand true as on date of publication of this blog, some of the nuances might change maybe in the future. That might make some of the licensing terms void. But the process to change license key will always be something useful to you in my opinion.
SQL Server can be purchased via various channels like MSDN, Volume License, Full Packaged Product (FPP) or OEM. Sometimes it may happen that:
- You have installed SQL Server from MSDN media and later you purchased media via Volume License channel and you want to update the license key used by SQL Server.
- You have an MSSQL install that was purchased by one department, but now a new department wants to take over the install and want to use their own license.
The steps to update product key is simple. Actually, these are the same steps which are required to upgrade the edition of SQL Server. While changing product key, there is no “real” edition upgrade.
- Run setup.exe from the media.
OR
If you have SQL already installed, then you can also launch “Installation Center” by going to Start->Programs ->Microsoft SQL Server 2008[R2]->Configuration Tools-> SQL Server Installation Center[(64-bit)].
- You would get below screen titled “SQL Server Installation Center”
- Go to “Maintenance” and click on “Edition Upgrade” as shown below
- Go through the wizard and make sure that new key is entered in below screen.
If you have a requirement to do this on multiple server and going through the setup wizard is not an option, then you can use below command line also.
For Default Instance:
Setup.exe /q /ACTION=EditionUpgrade /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /PID=<PID key for new edition>” /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS
For Named Instance:
Setup.exe /q /ACTION=EditionUpgrade /INSTANCENAME=InstanceName /PID=<PID key for new edition>” /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS
Have you ever changed product key? What have you done in the past? What techniques have you used to perform this task? Do let me know about your experiences too.
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
Are there any tools out there comparable to SSMS Tools Pack 2012? The licensing ($30 per machine, $100 for any number of machines... for 3 months) leaves a lot to be desired and I wasn't sure of what other options are available.
For example, one thing that I really miss is the 'Save every query you run'. When tinkering and researching, it's been invaluable to have a running backup of different versions of queries as I run them. Or when I realize I don't have a backup of a query I was working on 2 months ago.
Clarification: SQL Server Management Studio's have no official addon support, but there are some tools out there. SSMS Tools Pack is one that I've been very fond of (2005, 2008 versions), but the licensing fee for 2012 is horrible. (I would pay for a reasonable license, but that's not the question here.)
I've found SSMS Boost for example that has some cool additions to SSMS that seem worth it.
What other addins are available for SQL Server 2012? I'd love to have something that saves a query when I hit F5 like SSMS Tools Pack does, or anything out there besides the two tools listed?
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I thought I'd have a play with this and for the stated goal of having something that 'Saves every query you run' that works on SQL Server 2012 SSMS this seems be do the job on my machine (Add your own error handling / testing / refactoring)
It's based off Andrei's sample project with the Connect class replaced. The SSMSAddin2012 project on Codeplex is also very useful.
Some more info from SSMSBoost developer.As soon as you mentioned my project, I allow myself to write some words about the project. The main reason I have written the tool was that I have missed productivity features, concerning T-SQL Development and DBA - oriented tasks.For example:
- frequent connection switching between different servers
- writing 1000 times a day 'select * from '...
- export grid results to excel/xml
- keeping a list of favorite connections
- having a warning from SSMS when connecting to live-environment
all these and some other daily operations are adressed in SSMSBoost and have been constantly improved. Currently I release new version every 30-40 days. Over last 3 versions I have also got a lot of positive/constructive user feedback and lot of features were improved. Your proposal to save every executed query will be also soon implemented. As I wrote - if you want to have something special write me an e-mail (support@ssmsboost.com)
Another free and very nice and user friendly alternative is SQL Hunting Dog.
it works with SQL Server management studio 2008/2012 and gives you a much better navigation (however it has less features than ssmstoolpack.)
It's not free but SqlSmash is also an addin for SSMS 2012, 2014.
Disclaimer: I am the developer for the product