this product key cannot be used to convert to + Sharepoint 2013 + Project Server 2013

Question

I need suggestion to find a solution..

I have the next enviroment's configuration

• Windows Server 2012

• Sharepoint 2013

• Project Server 2013

And we have the product key for sharepoint 2013.. but when we trying to register, we have two problems

1 - The text field and button "ok" are locked. To solve this, we find a "trick".. not sure if is the correct way, then we open the developper tools in the brownser and we remove the property disabled to unlock it. It works, but!!

2 - After to remove the property and enter the product key.. then click "ok" we have the next message:

This product key cannot be used to convert to

We think that maybe we have to activate it using a Project Server 2013 product key, but not sure..

What do you think? Project server overwrite the sharepoint license?

Answer 1

If you have the Project Server binaries installed in your farm then you will require a SharePoint Enterprise license as well as a Project Server license. As for registering the license you only need to register the Project Server one, that's from memory as it's been a few months at least since my last install and longer since I installed 2013.

You can test this quickly by using a trial license if you can find one, the following TechNet link has a 2016 trial license which I guess will not work in your case.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/37674.project-server-2016-configuration.aspx#Enable_Project_Server_License

Either way the solution is to get a Project Server 2013 license.

PS. Cool hack, but yeah nice try. :)