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title: "Supported version and edition upgrades (SQL Server 2019)"
description: The supported version and edition upgrades for SQL Server 2019.
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ms.date: 05/24/2022
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# Supported version and edition upgrades (SQL Server 2019)

[!INCLUDE [SQL Server -Windows Only](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-windows-only.md)]

You can upgrade from [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[sssql16-md](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[sssql17-md](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)]. This article lists the supported upgrade paths from these [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] versions, and the supported edition upgrades for [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

## Pre-upgrade checklist

- Before upgrading from one edition of [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] to another, verify that the functionality you're currently using is supported in the edition to which you're moving.  
- Verify supported [hardware and software](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-2019.md).
- Before upgrading [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], enable Windows Authentication for [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent and verify the default configuration, that the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent service account is a member of the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] sysadmin group.
- To upgrade to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)], you must be running a supported operating system. For more information, see [Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-2019.md).  
- Upgrade will be blocked if there's a pending restart.  
- Upgrade will be blocked if the Windows Installer service isn't running.

## Unsupported scenarios

- Cross-version instances of [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] aren't supported. Version numbers of the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)] components must be the same in an instance of [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

- [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] is only available for 64-bit platforms. Cross-platform upgrade isn't supported. You can't upgrade a 32-bit instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to native 64-bit using [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Setup. However, you can back up or detach databases from a 32-bit instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], and then restore or attach them to a new instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] (64-bit) if the databases aren't published in replication. You must re-create any logins and other user objects in `master`, `msdb`, and `model` system databases.

- You can't add new features during the upgrade of your existing instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. After you upgrade an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)], you can add features by using the [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Setup. For more information, see [Add Features to an Instance of SQL Server (Setup)](./add-features-to-an-instance-of-sql-server-setup.md).

## Upgrades from earlier versions to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)]

[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] supports upgrade from the following versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]:

- [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 or later
- [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 or later
- [!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] SP2 or later
- [!INCLUDE[sssql17-md](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)]

The following table lists the supported upgrade scenarios from earlier versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

|Upgrade from|Supported upgrade path|  
|:------|:------|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Developer|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Standard|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Web|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Express |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express |  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP4 Evaluation|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Developer|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Standard|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Web|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Express |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] SP2 Evaluation|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Developer|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Standard|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Web|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Express |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL16](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] 13.0.1601.5 Evaluation|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Developer|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Standard|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Web|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Express |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br />|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Evaluation|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] release candidate* |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise |  
|[!INCLUDE[sssqlv15_md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer |[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise |

\* Microsoft support to upgrade from release candidate software is specifically for customers who participated in the Early Adopter Program.

## Migrate to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)]

You can migrate databases from older versions of [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)], as long as the source database compatibility level is `90` or higher. Databases with a compatibility level of `90` (for example, on [!INCLUDE [ssversion2005-md](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)]), are automatically upgraded to a compatibility level of `100` when migrated to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)]. If the compatibility level on the source database is `100` or higher, it will be unchanged on [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

For information, see [Azure Database Migration Guide](https://datamigration.microsoft.com/scenario/sql-to-sqlserver).

The following tips and tools can help you plan and implement your migration.

- **Migration tools.** Migration is supported through [Data Migration Assistant (DMA)](../../dma/dma-overview.md).

- **Backup and restore.** A backup taken on [!INCLUDE [sskatmai-md](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] and later, can be restored to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] without changing its compatibility level, as long as the database backup has a compatibility level of `100` or higher.

  Databases with a compatibility level of `90`, including backups taken on [!INCLUDE [ssversion2005-md](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)], are automatically upgraded to a compatibility level of `100` when restored to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

- **Log shipping.** Log shipping is supported if the primary is running [!INCLUDE [sskatmai-md](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 or later, or [!INCLUDE [sskilimanjaro-md](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 or later, and the secondary is running [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

   > [!WARNING]
   > If an automatic or manual failover happens and the [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] instance becomes primary, [!INCLUDE [sskatmai-md](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE [sskilimanjaro-md](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] instance becomes secondary and cannot receive changes from primary.

- **Bulk load.** Tables can be bulk copied from [!INCLUDE [sskatmai-md](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE [sskilimanjaro-md](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

## [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] edition upgrade

The following table lists the supported edition upgrade scenarios in [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)].

For step-by-step instructions on how to perform an edition upgrade, see [Upgrade to a Different Edition of SQL Server &#40;Setup&#41;](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup.md).

| Upgrade from | Upgrade to |  
| --- | --- |  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL and Core)**|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise |  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation Enterprise**|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />Upgrading from Evaluation (a free edition) to any of the paid editions is supported for stand-alone installations, but isn't supported for clustered installations. This limitation doesn't apply to stand-alone instances installed on a Windows Failover Cluster participating in an availability group. |  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard**|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer**|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express*|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard<br /><br />[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Web|

Additionally you can also perform an edition upgrade between [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL license) and [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License):  

|**Edition Upgrade From**|**Edition Upgrade To**|  
|--------------------------|------------------------|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL License)**|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License)|  
|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License)|[!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL License)|

\* Also applies to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express with Tools and [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Express with Advanced Services.  

** Changing the edition of a clustered instance of [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] limited. The following scenarios aren't supported for [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] failover clusters:  

- [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Enterprise to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer, Standard, or Evaluation.

- [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Developer to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard or Evaluation.

- [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation.

- [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Evaluation to [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Standard.

## See also

- [Editions and supported features of [!INCLUDE[sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)]](../../sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-version-15.md)
- [Hardware and software requirements for installing SQL Server](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-2019.md)

## Next steps

- [Upgrade SQL Server](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-sql-server.md)
- [Upgrade Database Engine](upgrade-database-engine.md)
- [Upgrade to a Different Edition of SQL Server (Setup)](upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup.md)