
Run the SQL Server Installation wizard from a distro image or through the SQL Server Installation Center (Microsoft SQL Server 2019 -> Configuration Tools): In order to upgrade your MSSQL instance from an Evaluation edition to a commercial one, you need a product key. Upgrading SQL Server from Evaluation to Standard/Enterprise

(provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server). Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. The server was not found or was not accessible. When connecting to an expired SQL Server instance, you will see this message: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. For information on how to upgrade your evaluation software please go to When running SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or SQL Profiler, you can also see this error: Evaluation period has expired. 10:19:12.22 Server SQL Server evaluation period has expired. SQL Server evaluation period has been expired.Įrrors like these appear in %sqlserverinstallpath%\log\ERRORLOG: 10:19:12.22 Server Error: 17051, Severity: 16, State: 1. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code 17051.Īt the same time, you will see these errors in the Event Viewer -> Application: EventID: 17051, Source: MSSQLSERVER

For more information, review the System Event Log. However, if you restart the SQL Server service or reboot the host, your SQL Server service (mssql) won’t start and the following error message will appear: Windows could not start the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) on Local Computer.

You can download SQL Server 2019/2017/2016/2014 evaluation editions here.
