topic ArcGIS Server SQL Express database instance migration to ArcGIS Server standard SQL database instance? in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-sql-express-database-instance/m-p/1743#M115 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We will be upgrading from an ArcGIS Server Workgroup license to an ArcGIS Server Standard license.&nbsp; The Workgroup license uses a SQL Express database instance.&nbsp; We have several geodatabases stored within the SQL Express instance.&nbsp; When we install the ArcGIS Server license upgrade will the install automatically convert the SQL Express instance to a standard SQL database instance, or will I need to perform a migration process to achieve the benefits (e.g. database size) provided by a standard SQL database instance?&nbsp; I understand that I may want to perform some restructuring of my databases for other various reasons, but I just want to know what potentially happens in the background to the SQL Express database instance before we start working on the license upgrade.&nbsp; I have not been able to find any information regarding my particular question in the installation documentation.</P><P></P><P>Doug Avoles</P><P>GIS Coordinator</P><P>Vernon County, WI</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:15:46 GMT DougAvoles 2020-11-02T21:15:46Z ArcGIS Server SQL Express database instance migration to ArcGIS Server standard SQL database instance? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-sql-express-database-instance/m-p/1743#M115 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We will be upgrading from an ArcGIS Server Workgroup license to an ArcGIS Server Standard license.&nbsp; The Workgroup license uses a SQL Express database instance.&nbsp; We have several geodatabases stored within the SQL Express instance.&nbsp; When we install the ArcGIS Server license upgrade will the install automatically convert the SQL Express instance to a standard SQL database instance, or will I need to perform a migration process to achieve the benefits (e.g. database size) provided by a standard SQL database instance?&nbsp; I understand that I may want to perform some restructuring of my databases for other various reasons, but I just want to know what potentially happens in the background to the SQL Express database instance before we start working on the license upgrade.&nbsp; I have not been able to find any information regarding my particular question in the installation documentation.</P><P></P><P>Doug Avoles</P><P>GIS Coordinator</P><P>Vernon County, WI</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:15:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-server-sql-express-database-instance/m-p/1743#M115 DougAvoles 2020-11-02T21:15:46Z