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How Do I Find The SQL Server Version

This document describes 7 methods for finding the SQL Server version using GUI tools and command line utilities. The GUI methods include using SQL Server Management Studio, Windows file properties, registry editor and error log file. The command line methods include SQL statements like SELECT @@VERSION and EXEC sys.xp_msver, and utilities like SQLCMD and OSQL. An example batch file is also provided to retrieve versions from multiple servers into a CSV file.

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How Do I Find The SQL Server Version

This document describes 7 methods for finding the SQL Server version using GUI tools and command line utilities. The GUI methods include using SQL Server Management Studio, Windows file properties, registry editor and error log file. The command line methods include SQL statements like SELECT @@VERSION and EXEC sys.xp_msver, and utilities like SQLCMD and OSQL. An example batch file is also provided to retrieve versions from multiple servers into a CSV file.

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How do I find the SQL Server version?

Using GUI tools: 

Method 1: SQL Server Management Studio 


Method 2: Windows Explorer – file properties 
Method 3: Windows Registry editor 
Method 4: SQL Server ERRORLOG file
Using command–line: 

Method 5: SQLCMD Utility 


Method 6: OSQL Utility 
Method 7: Windows PowerShell
Command–line examples: 

Example 1: A batch that creates a CSV file with versions from multiple SQL Servers

GUI tools

Method 1: Using SQL Server Management Studio


The SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the integrated environment for managing your SQL
Server infrastructure. Management Studio is now a completely standalone product, not tied to any specific
version or edition of SQL Server, and no longer requires licensing of any kind.

Option A: Object Explorer:

Connect to the server by using Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio. When Object
Explorer is connected, it shows version information in parentheses.
Option B: Server Properties dialog:

Option C: Execute SQL statement:

Method 2: Windows Explorer – file properties


Example:

Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.SQL2017\MSSQL\Binn 


File: sqlservr.exe

Method 3: Windows Registry editor


Key:   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL{MajorVersion}.{InstanceName}\Setup 
Value: PatchLevel

Example:

SQL Server 2017 (→ major version "14"), instance name "SQL2017"

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL


Server\MSSQL14.SQL2017\Setup
 

Method 4: SQL Server ERRORLOG file


Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL{MajorVersion}.
{InstanceName}\MSSQL\Log 
File: ERRORLOG (without extension)

Example:

SQL Server 2017 (→ major version "14"), instance name "SQL2017"

Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.SQL2017\MSSQL\Log


 

From command line

Possible SQL statements:

SELECT @@VERSION;

Typical result:

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (RTM-CU13-OD) (KB4483666) - 14.0.3049.1 (X64)


Dec 15 2018 11:16:42
Copyright (C) 2017 Microsoft Corporation
Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows 10 Pro 10.0 <X64> (Build 17763: )

(1 row affected)
-or-
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS ProductVersion,
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductLevel') AS ProductLevel,
SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS Edition,
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductUpdateLevel') AS ProductUpdateLevel,
SERVERPROPERTY('ProductUpdateReference') AS ProductUpdateReference;

Typical result:

ProductVersion ProductLevel Edition ProductUpdateLevel


ProductUpdateReference
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------
14.0.3049.1 RTM Developer Edition (64-bit) CU13
KB4483666
(1 row affected)
-or-
EXEC sys.xp_msver;

Typical result:

Index Name Internal_Value Character_Value


------ -------------------- --------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ProductName NULL Microsoft SQL Server
2 ProductVersion 917504 14.0.3049.1
3 Language 1029 English (United States)
4 Platform NULL NT x64
5 Comments NULL SQL
6 CompanyName NULL Microsoft Corporation
7 FileDescription NULL SQL Server Windows NT - 64 Bit
8 FileVersion NULL 2017.0140.3049.01 ((SQLServer2017-
CU13-OD).181215-1843)
9 InternalName NULL SQLSERVR
10 LegalCopyright NULL Microsoft. All rights reserved.
11 LegalTrademarks NULL Microsoft SQL Server is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
12 OriginalFilename NULL SQLSERVR.EXE
13 PrivateBuild NULL NULL
14 SpecialBuild 199819265 NULL
15 WindowsVersion 199819265 6.3 (17763)
16 ProcessorCount 4 4
17 ProcessorActiveMask NULL f
18 ProcessorType 8664 NULL
19 PhysicalMemory 3978 3978 (4171210752)
20 Product ID NULL NULL

(20 rows affected)

You can also use specific option:

EXEC sys.xp_msver 'ProductVersion';

Typical result:

Index Name Internal_Value Character_Value


------ -------------------- -------------- ---------------
2 ProductVersion 917504 14.0.3049.1

(1 row affected)

Method 5: SQLCMD Utility

SQLCMD is a part of the SQL Server Client Tools.

Example:
sqlcmd.exe -S ServerName\InstanceName -E -Q "SELECT @@VERSION"
 

Method 6: OSQL Utility

OSQL is a part of the SQL Server Client Tools (obsolete but still functional).

Example:
osql.exe -S ServerName\InstanceName -E -Q "SELECT @@VERSION"

Method 7: Windows PowerShell


Example:

# The SQLPS module must be installed


Import-Module SQLPS

Invoke-SqlCmd -ServerInstance ".\SQL2017" -Query "SELECT @@VERSION"

Command line examples

Example 1: A batch that creates a CSV file with versions from multiple


SQL Servers
Windows batch SqlServerVersionsToCsv.cmd:

echo SQLServer,Version > SQLServerVersions.csv


set query="SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT CONCAT(CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('ServerName') AS
VARCHAR(30)), ',', CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS VARCHAR(30)));"
sqlcmd.exe -S Server1\Instance1 -E -h-1 -W -Q %query% >> SQLServerVersions.csv
sqlcmd.exe -S Server1\Instance2 -E -h-1 -W -Q %query% >> SQLServerVersions.csv
sqlcmd.exe -S Server2\Instance1 -E -h-1 -W -Q %query% >> SQLServerVersions.csv
.
.
etc.

You need to replace the ServerX\InstanceY with your SQL Server names,


e.g. (local)\SQL2017, (local)\SQL2016.

Typical result – content of the file SQLServerVersions.csv:

SQLServer,Version
SERVER1\SQL2017,14.0.3049.1
SERVER1\SQL2016,13.0.5239.0
SERVER2\SQL2014,12.0.6205.1

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