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Redgate Client Service fails to start
The Redgate Client Service is a Windows Service that is installed along with any Redgate client tool. Our tools will use the service in order to validate your licenses. In the first instance, ensur...
Removing a user (freeing up a license entitlement)
You can run out of entitlements if you leave 'old' users allocated to a license. This article explains how to free up entitlements on a license by removing old allocated users in the customer porta...
License support states explained
This article explains the various states a license can be in.
Supported
A supported perpetual license is covered with support & upgrades contract entitling you to the latest tool versions, bug fixe...
SSMS 18.5 compatibility issue with add-on tools
We've encountered an incompatibility issue with the integration of our add-on tools with SSMS 18.5. You may find that after upgrading to SSMS 18.5 you run into an error message like this:
The 'SqlS...
SSMS is very slow with SQL Prompt installed
To isolate the problem, please uninstall SQL Prompt and test if SSMS is still slow. If so, reinstall SQL Prompt. If the problem persists with the latest version (Help > Check for updates), please t...
All Entitlements Claimed error when activating a license for a Desktop (Client) tool
You have tried to activate a license for a desktop tool and received the error "Failed to activate the license: All entitlements have been claimed". This article explains why this can occur during ...
SQL Backup Licensing Guide
SQL Backup is licensed per server which means a distinct system running a Windows operating system, whether physical or virtual. You will need one license per server even if you have multiple SQL S...
SSMS plug-ins (SQL Prompt, SQL Search, SQL Source Control, SQL Test) are missing from SSMS
There are several reasons why one of the SSMS plug-in tools may not appear in SQL Server Management Studio:
If you have upgraded SSMS, you will need to uninstall and reinstall your Redgate plug-in...
'Failed to activate the license' on old tool versions - legacy activation method
You run into the error 'Failed to activate the license' when attempting to activate your license.
User account licensing (logging in with your Redgate ID to activate your license) doesn't work if y...
Installing your Redgate tools on side by side versions of SSMS
You can run Redgate tools on side by side versions of SSMS on the same machine at the same time.
Many users like to run old versions of SSMS alongside the latest version so that they can compare ol...