What are the possible ways to determine the deployed SQL Server version?
I’ve tried to do it using the SQL Server software. I want to do it using a command line SQL statement.
Following are possible ways to see the version:
Method 1: Connect to the instance of SQL Server, and then run the following query:
Select @@version
An example of the output of this query is as follows:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP1) - 10.0.2531.0 (X64) Mar 29 2009
10:11:52 Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation Express
Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7600: )
Method 2: Connect to the server by using Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio. After Object Explorer is connected, it will show the version information in parentheses, together with the user name that is used to connect to the specific instance of SQL Server.
Method 3: Look at the first few lines of the Errorlog file for that instance. By default, the error log is located at Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.n\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG and ERRORLOG.n files. The entries may resemble the following:
2011-03-27 22:31:33.50 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP1) - 10.0.2531.0 (X64) Mar 29 2009 10:11:52 Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7600: )
As you can see, this entry gives all the necessary information about the product, such as version, product level, 64-bit versus 32-bit, the edition of SQL Server, and the OS version on which SQL Server is running.
Method 4: Connect to the instance of SQL Server, and then run the following query:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')
Note This query works with any instance of SQL Server 2000 or of a later version