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SQL Server 2022 Release Candidate 1 is now available

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Ajay_MSFT
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Sep 29, 2022

Continuing with our release cadence, we’re excited to announce the release of SQL Server 2022 Release Candidate 1. Since the first public preview in May 2022, anyone can download SQL Server 2022 RC1 to try the new features in this release.

 

 

 

SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet, with continued innovation across performance, security, and availability. It is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, which unifies operational databases, analytics, and data governance.  

 

RC 1 introduces Hybrid buffer pool with direct write as well as other improvements.

 

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Updated Sep 29, 2022
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  • GontranHarvey's avatar
    GontranHarvey
    Brass Contributor
    Dec 11, 2023

    Hi, I ask you in October 2022 if I install the RC1 if I would be able to upgrade it to standard without reinstall it.

    You told me YES.

    Now i try to upgrade to the standard version and it seems impossible because whatever I do sql server tells me it's an evaluation edition.

    Based on some research, I think it's impossible to do.

     

    Can you tell me how to do it?

    If not I will have to reinstall from scratch 2 instances, with 2 report server, 2 sql agent + a link server.

     

    Thanks,

  • jchang6's avatar
    jchang6
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 31, 2022

    I know SQL Server is really meant to run on server processors like Intel Xeon SP and AMD EPYC, but I am fan of the Alder Lake P+E cores. To use these effectively, a proper strategy is necessary, break the work into reasonable size chunks, not too small that threads are constantly going to control for the next work, but not too large that the P cores finish with the E cores still running but no further work to be done.

    Unrelated matter. As I am doing dev work, am running Windows 11, which seems to know modern PCIE NVMe SSDs have a natural sector size of 32K. This means I have to install SQL Server on a different disk with supported sector size. Let's get this resolved?

  • GontranHarvey's avatar
    GontranHarvey
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 18, 2022

    Ajay_MSFT  perfect, I will prepare my production server ready to golive and wait for the final version.

    Do you think it would be safe to go production with the current version? I don't have any fancy database or stuff, only tables views and SP

    Thanks