When does my SQL Server support end?

October 29, 2008 by Victoria Yudin 15 Comments


Did you know that mainstream support for SQL 2012 ended in July of 2017? Here is a list of the SQL versions and the relevant release and support end dates:

 

SQL Server Version Release Date End of Mainstream Support End of Extended Support Link
SQL 7 Mar 01 1999 Dec 31 2005 Jan 11 2011 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2000 Nov 30 2000 Apr 8 2008 Apr 9 2013 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2005 Jan 14 2006 Apr 12 2011 Apr 12 2016 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2008 Nov 6 2008 Jan 14 2014 Jul 9 2019 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2008 R2 Jul 20 2010 Jan 14 2014 Jul 9 2019 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2012 May 20 2012 Jul 11 2017 Jul 12 2022 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2014 June 5 2014 Jul 9 2019 Jul 9 2024 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2016 June 1 2016 Jul 13 2021 Jul 14 2026 Support Lifecycle
SQL 2017 Sep 29 2017 Oct 11 2022 Oct 12 2027 Support Lifecycle

The Support Lifecycle links will have more detailed information about Service Packs and support guidelines for the specific versions.

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15 Responses to “When does my SQL Server support end?”

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    LAZA Reply February 2, 2018 at 2:53 am

    Kindly correct the SQL 2016 extended support dates as 7/14/2026 = 14th July 2026

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    Chhatrasal Reply August 24, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Kindly correct the SQL 2008 and SQL 2008 R2 extended support dates as 9-Jul-19 instead of 9-Jan-19

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    Rakesh Sharma Reply April 24, 2014 at 12:40 am

    Thanks alot for this good information.

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    Naseer Farooqi Reply January 14, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Hi Victoria,

    This is very good information. I was not aware those.

    Thanks

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