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‎docs/database-engine/install-windows/latest-updates-for-microsoft-sql-server.md‎

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# Latest updates for Microsoft SQL Server
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Find and manage updates in one place for your SQL Server Products. Follow the [SQL Server Release Blog](https://aka.ms/sqlreleases) to receive information about updates and to download the updates.
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Find and manage updates in one place for your SQL Server Products. Follow the [SQL Server Release Blog](https://aka.ms/sqlreleases) to receive information about updates and to download the updates.
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This page tracks the latest updates to all supported versions of SQL Server. For more information about which products are supported please consult the [Microsoft Product Lifecycle Page](https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/).
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This page tracks the latest updates to all supported versions of SQL Server.
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For information about previous updates, see the [SQL Server builds blog](https://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com/).
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For more information about which products are supported please consult the [Microsoft Product Lifecycle Page](https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/).
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## Latest updates
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- [SQL Server DevCenter](https://msdn.microsoft.com/sqlserver/default.aspx)
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- [SQL Server TechCenter](https://technet.microsoft.com/sqlserver/default.aspx)
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- [SQL Server Product Information Center](https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/default.aspx)
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- [SQL Server builds blog](https://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com/)
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- [SQL Server release blogs](https://aka.ms/sqlreleases)

‎docs/sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md‎

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title: "Hardware and Software Requirements"
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title: "Hardware & software requirements (SQL Server 2016 & 2017)"
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description: A list of hardware, software, and operating system requirements for SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017.
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ms.date: "02/19/2020"
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# Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server
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# Hardware & software requirements for SQL Server 2016 & 2017
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[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly](../../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly.md)]
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The article lists the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run [!INCLUDE[ssNoVer](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on the Windows operating system.
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The article lists the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017 on the Windows operating system.
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[!INCLUDE[sscurrent](../../includes/sssqlv14-md.md)] introduced support for [!INCLUDE[ssNoVer](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Linux. For information, see [Hardware and Software Requirements for [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Linux](../../linux/sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
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**For SQL Server 2019, see [SQL Server 2019 requirements](hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-ver15.md).**
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For SQL Server on Linux, see [Hardware and Software Requirements for [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Linux](../../linux/sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
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## Installation media
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You can get relevant installation media from the following locations:
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**Try it out:**
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- Download SQL Server from the [**Evaluation Center**.](https://www.microsoft.com/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016)
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- Spin up a Virtual Machine with [**SQL Server 2017**](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/virtual-machines/sql-server/?wt.mc_id=sqL16_vm) already installed.
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- [SQL Server evaluation center](https://www.microsoft.com/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016).
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- [Azure virtual machine with SQL Server](/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/quickstart-sql-vm-create-portal)
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- [Most recent cumulative updates](../../database-engine/install-windows/latest-updates-for-microsoft-sql-server.md)
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- [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](../../ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms.md)
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- [Azure Data Studio](../../azure-data-studio/download-azure-data-studio.md)
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## Considerations
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- We recommend that you run [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on computers with the NTFS or ReFS file formats. Installing [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on a computer with FAT32 file system is supported but not recommended as it is less secure than the NTFS or ReFS file systems.
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- For minimum version requirements to install [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on [!INCLUDE[win8srv](../../includes/win8srv-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[win8](../../includes/win8-md.md)], see [Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562).
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## <a name="hwswr"></a> Hardware and Software Requirements
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## <a name="hwswr"></a> Software Requirements
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|.NET Framework|[!INCLUDE[sql2016](../../includes/sssql15-md.md)] RC1 and later require [!INCLUDE[dnprdnshort](../../includes/dnprdnshort-md.md)] 4.6 for the Database Engine, Master Data Services, or Replication. SQL Server setup automatically installs [!INCLUDE[dnprdnshort](../../includes/dnprdnshort-md.md)]. You can also manually install [!INCLUDE[dnprdnshort](../../includes/dnprdnshort-md.md)] from [Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 (Web Installer) for Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3045560).<br/><br/> For more information, recommendations, and guidance about [!INCLUDE[dnprdnshort](../../includes/dnprdnshort-md.md)] 4.6 see [.NET Framework Deployment Guide for Developers](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ee942965\(v=vs.110\).aspx).<br/><br/>[!INCLUDE[winblue_client_2](../../includes/winblue-client-2-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[winblue_server_2](../../includes/winblue-server-2-md.md)] require [KB2919355](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919355) before installing [!INCLUDE[dnprdnshort](../../includes/dnprdnshort-md.md)] 4.6.|
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|Network Software|Supported operating systems for [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] have built-in network software. Named and default instances of a stand-alone installation support the following network protocols: Shared memory, Named Pipes, TCP/IP, and VIA.<br/><br/> **Note:** VIA protocol is not supported on failover clusters. Clients or applications running on the same node of the failover cluster as the SQL Server instance, can use Shared Memory protocol to connect to SQL Server using its local pipe address. However this type of connection is not cluster-aware and will fail after an instance failover. It is therefore not recommended and should only be used in very specific scenarios.<br/><br/> **Important:** The VIA protocol is deprecated. [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)]<br/><br/> For more information about Network Protocols and Network Libraries, see [Network Protocols and Network Libraries](../../sql-server/install/network-protocols-and-network-libraries.md).|
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|Hard Disk|[!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] requires a minimum of 6 GB of available hard-disk space.<br/><br/> Disk space requirements will vary with the [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] components you install. For more information, see [Hard Disk Space Requirements](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md#HardDiskSpace) later in this article. For information on supported storage types for data files, see [Storage Types for Data Files](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md#StorageTypes).|
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|Drive|A DVD drive, as appropriate, is required for installation from disc.|
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