Upgrade
from a SharePoint Server 2010 Standard CAL to an Enterprise CAL
This article provides information
and procedures on how to upgrade from a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Standard client access license (CAL) to an Enterprise CAL
Enable Enterprise features on existing sites
To convert the license type to the Enterprise CAL, you enable the Enterprise features on the SharePoint Central Administration Web site. Any new sites that you create will automatically have these features. However, existing sites do not receive the Enterprise feature set until you perform the steps to enable the features on existing sites. You have to perform these procedures only one time to update all sites in the server farm.This procedure uses a SharePoint 2010 Timer service and may take a long time to complete, depending on the number of sites in the server farm.
To enable Enterprise features for the server
farm
1. Verify that you have the following
administrative credentials:
o
To
enable enterprise features, you must be a member of the Farm Administrators
group on the computer that is running Central Administration.
2. On the Central Administration Web
site, click Upgrade and
Migration.
3. In the Upgrade and Patch Management section,
click Enable Enterprise
Features.
4. Enter the product key, and then click OK.
After you have enabled the
features for the farm, you can enable the features on existing sites in the
farm.
To enable Enterprise features on existing
sites by using Central Administration
1. Verify that you have the following
administrative credentials:
o
To
enable enterprise features on existing sites, you must be a member of the Farm
Administrators group on the computer that is running Central Administration.
2. On the Central Administration Web
site, click Upgrade and
Migration.
3. In the Upgrade and Patch Management section,
click Enable Features on
Existing Sites.
4. On the Enable Features on Existing
Sites page, select the Enable
all sites in this installation to use the following set of features
check box, and then click OK.
To enable Enterprise features on existing
sites by using Windows Power Shell
1. Verify that you meet the following
minimum requirements: See Add-SPShellAdmin.
2. On the Start menu, click All Programs.
3. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.
4. Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
5. At the Windows PowerShell command
prompt, type the following command:
Enable-SPFeature [-Identity] <FeatureID> [-URL] <site URL>
Where:
o
<Identity> specifies the name of the feature or
GUID to install.
o
<URL> specifies the URL of the Web
application, site collection, or Web site for which the feature is being
activated.
Verification:
Use the following procedure to verify that the enterprise features have been enabled on existing sites.
To verify that enterprise features are enabled on
existing sites
1. Verify that you have the following
administrative credentials:
o
To
verify that enterprise features are enabled on existing sites, you must be a
member of the Farm Administrators SharePoint group on the computer that is
running Central Administration.
2. On the site collection Web site, on
the Site Actions
menu, click Site
Settings.
3. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Administration
section, click Site
features.
I hope the above information will help you to resolve the issue, in case of any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.
