Comments on: Operating System Support for SQL Server Versions

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 09:45:03 +0000

Can you update this with information related to Windows server 2019 as well.

By: Glenn Berry

Glenn Berry — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:21:48 +0000

In reply to rakesh. No, you can't do that. The newest OS that will run SQL Server 2008 R2 is Windows Server 2012 R2. Really, you should be really trying to upgrade from SQL Server 2008 R2 to something newer, that is still supported by Microsoft.

By: rakesh

rakesh — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:12:09 +0000

Hi Glenn

Please suggest if we can migrate the sql server 2008 r2 on to windows 2019 server.

By: Eric Heineke

Eric Heineke — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:46:18 +0000

In reply to Glenn Berry.

I have found the Microsoft states that SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 is supported on the following operating systems: Windows 10 , Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56836), but when trying to install it on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, you will get a message that the operating system or its service pack level do not meet the minimum requirements. So it appears this is correct, but that Microsoft is publishing incorrect information.

By: Glenn Berry

Glenn Berry — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:18:38 +0000

In reply to Sarah.

Microsoft recommends that you use Oracle’s OLEDB Provider

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ado/guide/appendixes/microsoft-ole-db-provider-for-oracle?view=sql-server-2017

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/windows/oledbfov10g-087436.html

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:22:46 +0000

Here is my problem, I have a server that is connecting to an old Oracle 8I database and I’m using Linked Servers that is using MS OLE DB Provider for Oracle that is no longer available when I tried to update to SQL 2008 R2 a couple years ago. Does anyone know if MS added it back in the new version in SQL? I was really hoping that the other department would have gotten there act together and updated the software to SQL, but I still stuck trying to connect SQL to Oracle to retrieve data.

I’m using Server 2008 and SQL 2005.

By: Glenn Berry

Glenn Berry — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:13:55 +0000

In reply to Anitra.

SQL Server 2019 requires Windows Server 2016 or later.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/sql-server-ver15-release-notes?view=sqlallproducts-allversions

By: Anitra

Anitra — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:41:26 +0000

Do you have information on window server supported for SQL 2019 that you can share?
Additionally minimum SQL supported for Windows Server 2019?

By: Anitra Green

Anitra Green — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:41:10 +0000

Do you have information on window server supported for SQL 2019 that you can share?
Additionally minimum SQL supported for Windows Server 2019?

By: Glenn Berry

Glenn Berry — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:35:07 +0000

In reply to Richard. Not for most SQL Server usage. Windows 2016 Standard doesn't have Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), and it has lower virtualization limits, as a host.