Upgrading from an evaluation version
I have received a few questions about upgrades from the evaluation version that you can download from microsoft.com/hpc to a full version.
The good news is that the evaluation version is fully functional, so you won't need a complete re-installation. The only thing you need to do is obtain a full licence key, then:
- To upgrade the hpc pack tools you have to run “upgrade.exe” on the head node. The hpc pack CD contains the upgrade.exe file.
- To upgrade the o/s, you have to obtain a full licence key for all the nodes, then run slmgr.vbs –ipk <new licence> across the cluster. You can do that from the command line (clusrun /all) or via the GUI.
You can also use slmgr.vbs to extend the evaluation period by another 60 days. When you are approaching the end of the evaluation, simply run slmgr.vbs -rearm across the cluster. Note that the evaluation does not require activation, but a full licence does.
Please see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/948472 for more information.
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- Anonymous
January 01, 2003
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