| title | Discontinued database engine functionality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| description | Learn which database engine functionality and features were discontinued in SQL Server. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| author | MikeRayMSFT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.author | mikeray | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.date | 12/07/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.service | sql | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.subservice | release-landing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ms.topic | conceptual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| monikerRange | >=sql-server-linux-2017 || >=sql-server-2016 |
[!INCLUDE sqlserver]
This article describes the [!INCLUDE ssDE] features that are no longer available in [!INCLUDE ssnoversion].
Discontinued features in [!INCLUDE sssql22]
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The following Machine Learning Services packages are no longer included with installation of [!INCLUDE sssql22-md]. Instead, you can install any custom packages as desired. For more information, see What's new in SQL Server Machine Learning Services?
Language Package Python microsoftml (Python package in SQL Server Machine Learning Services) R olapR (R package in SQL Server Machine Learning Services) R sqlrutils (R package in SQL Server Machine Learning Services) R MicrosoftML (R package in SQL Server Machine Learning Services) -
SQL Server Big Data Clusters will be retired. See information in [[!INCLUDE big-data-cluster] overview](../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md).
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SQL Server PolyBase scale-out groups will be retired. Scale out group functionality is removed from the product in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md]. PolyBase data virtualization continues to be fully supported as a scale-up feature in SQL Server.
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Support for Hadoop (HDFS) external data sources will be retired for SQL Server PolyBase.
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Starting in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md], Hadoop external data sources are no longer supported. It's required to manually recreate external data sources previously created with
TYPE = HADOOP, and any external table that uses this external data source. Users will also need to configure their external data sources to use new connectors when connecting to Azure Storage.
| External Data Source | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Blob Storage | wasb[s] |
abs |
| ADLS Gen 2 | abfs[s] |
adls |
Discontinued features in [!INCLUDE sssql19]
The following database scoped configuration options are discontinued:
DISABLE_BATCH_MODE_ADAPTIVE_JOINDISABLE_BATCH_MODE_MEMORY_GRANT_FEEDBACKDISABLE_INTERLEAVED_EXECUTION_TVF
For current configuration options, see ALTER DATABASE SCOPED CONFIGURATION (Transact-SQL).
Discontinued features in [!INCLUDE sssql17]
No features were discontinued in [!INCLUDE sssql14].
Discontinued features in [!INCLUDE sssql16-md]
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[!INCLUDE sssql15-md] is a 64-bit application. 32-bit installation is discontinued, though some elements run as 32-bit components.
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Compatibility level 90 is discontinued. For more information, see ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL) compatibility level.
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ActiveX subsystem is discontinued. Use command line or PowerShell scripts instead.
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Startup parameters
-hand-g. For more information, see Database Engine Service Startup Options. -
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption is discontinued. Use Transport Layer Security (TLS) instead. For more information, see Configure SQL Server Database Engine for encrypting connections.
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precompute rankServer configuration option was discontinued beginning with SQL Server 2008. The article has been removed from documentation.
- Deprecated database engine features in SQL Server 2022 (16.x)
- Deprecated database engine features in SQL Server 2019 (15.x)
- Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2017
- Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2016
- [Breaking changes to database engine in [!INCLUDEsssql19-md]](breaking-changes-to-database-engine-features-in-sql-server-2019.md)
- [Breaking changes to Database Engine features in [!INCLUDEsssql17-md]](breaking-changes-to-database-engine-features-in-sql-server-2017.md)
- Breaking changes to Database Engine features in SQL Server 2016
- Deprecated Features in SQL Server Replication