Upgrade ConfigMgr 2007 from Evaluation version to Production Version
Searching on the net, this is a frequently asked question and it was a great concern to me too!
I used Evaluation copy of the media to set up our ConfigMgr 2007 environment and the other day, when I try to expand the Collections or Software Updates, I got an error “ you do not have security right to perform this operation”. All the users I created under Security Rights include myself are gone! Before I go panic, I remember that it’s about time for the Evaluation copy to expire! Rule number one - Think Simple!
But as we know for ConfigMgr there is no way we can upgrade to production version from evaluation copy by just update the product key somewhere. We have to get the media with product key and re-run the install which concerns me – can I keep the settings?
The answer is Yes, We Can! We could just use the production media and run the setup and it will discover the primary site and do an upgrade! It INDEED keep all the settings except I do lose the users which I created under Security Rights! Which is not really a big deal!
Another thing puzzles me is that why Microsoft don’t give us an “Evaluation copy expired” error message and instead give us the above error which can get people lost sometime!