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# Supported Version and Edition Upgrades
You can upgrade from [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)]. This topic lists the supported upgrade paths from these [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] versions, and the supported edition upgrades for [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)].
## Pre upgrade Checklist
- Before upgrading from one edition of [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] to another, verify that the functionality you are currently using is supported in the edition to which you are moving.
- 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[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], you must be running a supported operating system. For more information, see [Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md).
- Upgrade will be blocked if there is a pending restart.
- Upgrade will be blocked if the Windows Installer service is not running.
## Unsupported Scenarios
- Cross-version instances of [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] are not supported. Version numbers of the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] components must be the same in an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].
- Cross-platform upgrade is not supported. You cannot 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 are not published in replication. You must re-create any logins and other user objects in master, msdb, and model system databases.
- You cannot 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[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)], you can add features by using the [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] Setup. For more information, see [Add Features to an Instance of SQL Server 2014 (Setup)](add-features-to-an-instance-of-sql-server-setup.md).
- Failover Clusters are not supported in WOW mode.
- Upgrade from an Evaluation edition of a previous [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] version is not supported.
## Upgrades from Earlier Versions to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)]
> [!NOTE]
> Support for [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] is described in more detail in the next section, '[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] support for [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)]'.
- [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] 32-bit editions can be upgraded to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] on the 32-bit subsystem (WOW64) of a 64-bit server.
- [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] 64-bit versions can be upgraded to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] 64-bit server only.
> [!NOTE]
> When you upgrade to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] from a prior version of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Enterprise edition, choose between Enterprise Edition: Core-based Licensing and Enterprise Edition. These Enterprise editions differ only with respect to the licensing modes and the maximum number of cores supported. For more information, see [Compute Capacity Limits by Edition of SQL Server](../../sql-server/compute-capacity-limits-by-edition-of-sql-server.md).
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] supports upgrade from the following versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]:
- [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 or later
- [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 or later
- [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 or later
- [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 or later
The table below lists the supported upgrade scenarios from earlier versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)].
|Upgrade from|Supported upgrade path|
|------------------|----------------------------|
|[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Developer|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Standard|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Workgroup|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Express,
[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Express with Tools, and
[!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] SP4 Express with Advanced Services|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Developer|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Standard|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Small Business|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Web|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Workgroup|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Express,
[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Express with Tools, and
[!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] SP3 Express with Advanced Services|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Datacenter|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Developer|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Small Business|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Standard|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Web|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Workgroup|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Express,
[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Express with Tools, and
[!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] SP2 Express with Advanced Services|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Enterprise|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Developer|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Standard|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Web|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Express,
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Express with Tools, and
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Express Management Studio, and
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Express with Advanced Services|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] SP1 Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
### [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Support for [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)]
This section discusses [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] support for [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)]. In [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], you will be able to do the following:
- Upgrade a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instance of database engine to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] by running [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] setup using the installation wizard or from the command prompt.
- Attach a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] database (mdf/ldf files) to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] instance of database engine.
- Restore a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] database to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] instance of database engine from a backup.
- Upgrade a [!INCLUDE[ssISversion2005](../../includes/ssisversion2005-md.md)] package to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)]. Execute packages with automatic-in-place upgrade.
- Upgrade a [!INCLUDE[ssASversion2005](../../includes/ssasversion2005-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] by running [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] setup.
- Back up a [!INCLUDE[ssASversion2005](../../includes/ssasversion2005-md.md)] cube and restoring on [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)].
- Upgrade [!INCLUDE[ssRSversion2005](../../includes/ssrsversion2005-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] by running [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] setup.
- Connect to [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)]by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)] 2014.
When a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] database is upgraded to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], the database compatibility level will be changed from 90 to 100. (In [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], valid values for the database compatibility level are 100, 110 and 120.) [ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql-compatibility-level) discusses how the compatibility level change could affect [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] applications.
Any scenarios not specified in the list above are not supported, including but not limited to the following:
- Installing [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] on same computer (side by side).
- Using a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instance as a member of the replication topology that involves a [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] instance.
- Configuring database mirroring between [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instances.
- Backing up the transaction log with log shipping between [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instances.
- Configuring linked servers between [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instances.
- Managing a [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] instance from a [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Management Studio.
- Attaching a [!INCLUDE[ssASversion2005](../../includes/ssasversion2005-md.md)] cube in [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Management Studio.
- Connecting to [!INCLUDE[ssISversion2005](../../includes/ssisversion2005-md.md)] from [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Management Studio.
- Managing a [!INCLUDE[ssISversion2005](../../includes/ssisversion2005-md.md)] service from [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Management Studio.
- Support for [!INCLUDE[ssVersion2005](../../includes/ssversion2005-md.md)] third party custom Integration Services components, such as execute and upgrade.
## [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Edition Upgrade
The following table lists the supported edition upgrade scenarios in [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)].
For step-by-step instructions on how to perform an edition upgrade, see [Upgrade to a Different Edition of SQL Server 2014 (Setup)](upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup.md).
|Upgrade From|Upgrade To|
|------------------|----------------|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL and Core) 2|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Evaluation Enterprise 2|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
Upgrading from Evaluation Enterprise (a free edition) to any of the paid editions is supported for stand-alone installations, but is not supported for clustered installations.|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard 2|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer 2|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express 1|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL or Core License)
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Business Intelligence
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Developer
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Standard
[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Web|
Additionally you can also perform an edition upgrade between [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL license) and [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License):
|Edition Upgrade From|Edition Upgrade To|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL License) 2|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License)|
|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Core License)|[!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Enterprise (Server+CAL License)|
1 Also applies to [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express with Tools and [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Express with Advanced Services.
2 Changing the edition of a [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] failover cluster is limited. The following scenarios are not supported for [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] failover clusters:
- SQL Server 2014 Enterprise to SQL Server 2014 Developer, Standard, or Enterprise Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2014 Developer to SQL Server 2014 Standard or Enterprise Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2014 Standard to SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Evaluation.
- SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Evaluation to SQL Server 2014 Standard.
## See Also
[Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2014](../../../2014/getting-started/features-supported-by-the-editions-of-sql-server-2014.md)
[Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014](../../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md)
[Upgrade to SQL Server 2014](upgrade-sql-server.md)
[Use Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades](../../../2014/sql-server/install/use-upgrade-advisor-to-prepare-for-upgrades.md)