I have been trying for days to get a straight answer from Dell and Microsoft on this.
In the past (a few months ago), I could order a new Dell PE server with SQL 2014 that included downgrade rights to SQL 2012.
When I go to order now, the option is SQL 2016, but the line item does not specify if rights to downgrade to 2014 are included.
The line item a few months back looked like this: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard,OEM, Includes 5 USER CALs, NFI, With 2012 Media, ENG
The line item now looks like this: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard,OEM, Includes 5 Device CALs, NFI, ENGLISH
Does anyone know if the SQL 2016 line item on new PowerEdge purchases includes downgrade rights/media/keys to 2014??
Thanks.