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Upgrade from Lync Evaluation edition to Lync RTM.

If you have installed Lync Server using the 180 Day  trial bits  you can upgrade to the RTM bits nsing the following easy steps:
  1. Run setup.exe on your Lync server Volume License media.
  2. Click on "Install or Update Lync server system"
  3. Click on "Setup or remove Lync server components"
  4. Open CMD and  navigate to \Setup\amd64\setup and then run msiexec.exe /fvomus server.msi EVALTOFULL=1 /qb 
  5. Open Lync Server Management Shell and then run Enable-CSComputer and then you are done !


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jonah310 said…
How about the clients? Is it necessary to go around and upgrade them also?
March 13, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Amr said…
Hi,

It is not necessary to upgrade them, as Eval clients will work with the RTM Lync server but sooner or later you will have to upgrade them as they will stop working after the evaluation period ends.
April 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Arif said…
Thanks for the post, it really helped...
Arif
May 5, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Unknown said…
Thank you for this post, It really help me out to complete my Lync 2013 installation.
September 3, 2014 at 11:23 AM
Lenny said…
you save me! thkssssssss
April 20, 2016 at 12:08 PM
Unknown said…
Thank you very much it's worked just fine with me.
June 13, 2016 at 11:16 AM
Unknown said…
good job bro. you saved me!
January 24, 2018 at 11:52 AM
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