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title: "SQL Server 2017 Release Notes"
description: This article describes limitations and issues with SQL Server 2017 and provides links to related information.
author: MikeRayMSFT
ms.author: mikeray
ms.reviewer: randolphwest
ms.date: 03/06/2025
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: release-landing
ms.topic: release-notes
monikerRange: ">=sql-server-2016"
---
# SQL Server 2017 release notes

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This article describes limitations and issues with SQL Server 2017. For related information, see:

- [What's new in SQL Server 2017](what-s-new-in-sql-server-2017.md)
- [Release notes for SQL Server 2017 on Linux](../linux/sql-server-linux-release-notes-2017.md)
- [SQL Server 2017 build versions](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/sqlserver-2017/build-versions) for information about the latest cumulative update (CU) release

## Try SQL Server

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> [!NOTE]  
> [!INCLUDE [sssql22-md](../includes/sssql22-md.md)] is available. For more information, see [What's new in SQL Server 2022](what-s-new-in-sql-server-2022.md).

## Azure Connect Pack for SQL Server 2017 (March 2025)

Adds support for the [link feature](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-feature-overview) for Azure SQL Managed Instance, which enables database replication from SQL Server to [Azure SQL Managed Instance](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/sql-managed-instance-paas-overview).

For more information, see [Azure Connect Pack for SQL Server 2017](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/sqlserver-2017/azureconnect).

## General availability release (October 2017)

### Database Engine

- **Issue and customer impact:** After upgrade, the existing FILESTREAM network share might be no longer available.

- **Workaround:** First, restart the computer and check if the FILESTREAM network share is available. If the share is still not available, complete the following steps:

  1. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, right-click the SQL Server instance, and select **Properties**.
  1. In the **FILESTREAM** tab clear **Enable FILESTREAM for file I/O streaming access**, then select **Apply**.
  1. Check **Enable FILESTREAM for file I/O streaming access** again with the original share name and select **Apply**.

### Master Data Services (MDS)

- **Issue and customer impact:**

  On the user permissions page, when granting permission to the root level in the entity tree view, you see the following error:
`"The model permission can't be saved. The object guid isn't valid"`

- **Workaround:**

  - Grant permission on the sub nodes in the tree view instead of the root level.

### Analysis Services

- **Issue and customer impact:** Data connectors for the following sources aren't yet available for tabular models at the 1400 compatibility level.

  - Amazon Redshift
  - IBM Netezza
  - Impala

- **Workaround:** None.

- **Issue and customer impact:** Direct Query models at the 1400 compatibility level with perspectives can fail on querying or discovering metadata.

- **Workaround:** Remove perspectives and redeploy.

### Tools

- **Issue and customer impact:** Running *DReplay* fails with the following message:

  ```output
  Error DReplay Unexpected error occurred!
  ```

- **Workaround:** None.

## More information

- [SQL Server Reporting Services release notes](../reporting-services/release-notes-reporting-services.md).
- [Known Issues for Machine Learning Services](../machine-learning/troubleshooting/known-issues-for-sql-server-machine-learning-services.md)
- [SQL Server Update Center - links and information for all supported versions](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/download-and-install-latest-updates?bc=%2fsql%2fbreadcrumb%2ftoc.json&toc=%2fsql%2ftoc.json)

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