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Upgrade from SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express to SQL Server 2012 Evaluation fails

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here's the report detail

FeatureUpgradeMatrixCheck

Checks whether the specified feature meets SQL Server 2012 upgrade requirements.

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The specified edition upgrade is not supported. For information about supported upgrade paths, see the SQL Server 2012 version and edition upgrade in Books Online.

Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:23 AM

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Hello,

See Supported Version and Edition Upgrades

You can't upgrade any version/editon to a SQL Server Evaluation Edition, because this won't make any sense; the Eval Edt is only for testing and it expires after 180 days.
Olaf Helper
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Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:36 AM