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Can I change/swap the licensing of a SharePoint 2016 Farm after it's built?

We are going to rebuild a SharePoint 2016 Farm and don't have the licenses yet. I'm wondering if we can use a set of keys to build the farm, and afterwards change with new licenses once we have that? Thank you!

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Hi @WagnerC-9651

You can change your license only in the following two situations:

  • You have SharePoint Server with standard client access license. Now, you want to use the enterprise features for which you have to convert your license type from standard to enterprise.

  • You use SharePoint 2016 trial product key (valid for 180 days), which is going to expire and you may want to upgrade it to your regular key.

In your case, I would suggest you use a trial product key firstly:

  • Enterprise trial product key: NQGJR-63HC8-XCRQH-MYVCH-3J3QR

  • Standard trial product key: RTNGH-MQRV6-M3BWQ-DB748-VH7DM

Then, when you have a new license, you can change the license type via SharePoint 2016 Central Administration -> Upgrade and Migration -> Convert License Type.
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Thank you AllenXu! That helped very much.

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