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title: "Upgrade SQL Server"
description: This article provides links to resources that contain upgrade information for instances of different versions of SQL Server.
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# Upgrade SQL Server
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server -Windows Only](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-windows-only.md)]
 
 You can upgrade instances of [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)], [!INCLUDE[ss2016](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)], or [!INCLUDE[sssql17](../../includes/sssql17-md.md)] directly to [!INCLUDE[sssql19](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)]. For [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)], and [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)], you'll either need to do a side-by-side upgrade, or a migration, to move to [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] as there's no common overlap between a supported mainstream operating system. Before running setup to upgrade, review the following articles about the upgrade process and the release notes.  
  
 Check out what's new in each version of the product: 
   - [SQL Server 2019 Release Notes](../../sql-server/sql-server-version-15-release-notes.md)
   - [SQL Server 2017 Release Notes](../../sql-server/sql-server-2017-release-notes.md) 
   - [SQL Server 2016 Release Notes](../../sql-server/sql-server-2016-release-notes.md) 

 Support for SQL Server 2012 will end on July 12, 2022. For new end of support options, see [New options for SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 End of Support](/lifecycle/announcements/sql-server-2012-windows-server-2012-end-of-support).
     
 If you're upgrading from an end-of-support version of SQL Server, such as SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2, see the [end of support options](../../sql-server/end-of-support/sql-server-end-of-life-overview.md). For more information, see [SQL Server end of support options](../../sql-server/end-of-support/sql-server-end-of-life-overview.md).


## Upgrade documentation 

The following articles will help you upgrade components of SQL Server:  
  
-   [Supported Version and Edition Upgrades](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades.md)  
-   [Prepare for upgrade by running Data Migration Assistant](../../database-engine/install-windows/prepare-for-upgrade-by-running-data-migration-assistant.md)  
-   [Upgrade Analysis Services](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-analysis-services.md)  
-   [Upgrade Database Engine](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-database-engine.md)  
-   [Upgrade Data Quality Services](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-data-quality-services.md)  
-   [Upgrade Integration Services](../../integration-services/install-windows/upgrade-integration-services.md)  
-   [Upgrade Master Data Services](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-master-data-services.md)  
-   [Upgrade Power Pivot for SharePoint](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-power-pivot-for-sharepoint.md)  
-   [Upgrade Replicated Databases](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-replicated-databases.md)  
-   [Upgrade and Migrate Reporting Services](../../reporting-services/install-windows/upgrade-and-migrate-reporting-services.md)  
-   [Upgrade SQL Server Management Tools](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-sql-server-management-tools.md)  
-   [Upgrade SQL Server using the Installation Wizard (Setup)](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-sql-server-using-the-installation-wizard-setup.md)  
-   [Upgrade to a different edition of SQL Server (Setup)](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup.md)  
-   [SQL Server end of support options](../../sql-server/end-of-support/sql-server-end-of-life-overview.md) 
  
## See also  

- [Upgrade Database Engine](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-database-engine.md)   
- [Upgrade Analysis Services](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-analysis-services.md)   
- [Upgrade and Migrate Reporting Services](../../reporting-services/install-windows/upgrade-and-migrate-reporting-services.md)   
- [Upgrade Integration Services](../../integration-services/install-windows/upgrade-integration-services.md)   
- [Upgrade Replicated Databases](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-replicated-databases.md)   
- [Upgrade Master Data Services](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-master-data-services.md)   
- [SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=436)   
- [Backward Compatibility](../discontinued-database-engine-functionality-in-sql-server.md)  
  
## Next steps

- [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)