Microsoft SQL Server Versions and Editions

Time and again some partners send in requests and detail out only the version numbers for the SQL Server they're working on. Isn't always permissible for us to go bak to them for further info, so we dwell into the KB articles to determine the correct editions and Service Packs installed to assist the partners the best way possible. I though sharing the collated list could benefit some more of our DB folks.

To determine the version of SQL Server, you can use any of the following methods:

Method 1

Connect to the server by using Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio. After Object Explorer is connected, it will show the version information in parentheses, together with the user name that is used to connect to the specific instance of SQL Server.

Method 2

Connect to the instance of SQL Server, and then run the following query:

Select @@version

An example of the output of this query is as follows:

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 11.0.2100.60 (X64)
Feb 10 2012 19:39:15
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) (Hypervisor)

Method 3

Connect to the instance of SQL Server, and then run the following query:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

Note This query works with any instance of SQL Server 2000 or later

The following results are returned:

• The product version (for example, 10.0.1600.22)
• The product level (for example, RTM)
• The edition (for example, Enterprise)

For example, the results resemble the following:

10.0.1600.22 RTM Enterprise Edition

Note The SERVERPROPERTY function returns individual properties that relate to the version information, although the @@VERSION function combines the output into one string. If your application requires individual property strings, you can use the SERVERPROPERTY function to return them instead of parsing the @@VERSION results.

VERSION INFORMATION

SQL Server 2012 version information

The following table lists the major releases of SQL Server 2012:

SQL Server 2008 R2 version information

The following table lists the major releases of SQL Server 2008 R2:

SQL Server 2008 version information

The following table lists the major releases of SQL Server 2008:

SQL Server 2005 version information

The following table lists the major releases of SQL Server 2005:

SQL Server 2000 version information

The following table lists version number of the Sqlservr.exe file:

Of course, if someone seeks more information, please refer to my master source for all of it at Microsoft KB321185 - How To Identify your SQL Server Service Pack Version and Edition.