Finding the Version & Edition of your SQL Application (79249)

Often times their is confusion when issuing licenses and keys due to SQL differences between versions and editions. This guide will help you determine what you have so you can send keys the correct information so they can generate the appropriate keys for you.
 

Run the Enterprise Manager or Server Manager Studio and run the following commands:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('PRODUCTVERSION')
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('EDITION')
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('PRODUCTLEVEL')

The Currently allowed editions for 5.6 are as follows:

SQL Server APM Enterprise Edition license allows:

• Enterprise Edition

SQL Server APM Standard Edition license allows:

• Standard Edition

SQL Server APM Workgroup Edition license allows:

• Workgroup Edition

SQL Server APM Express Edition license allows:

• Express Edition
• Desktop Edition

Article showing how to find the version of SQL you have:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321185

 

An incorrect license will result in the condition described in the following Knowledgebase article:

https://support.quest.com/SolutionDetail.aspx?id=SOL81118