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Adrian_Fleisch_LID
Iron Contributor
Dec 14, 2016

Skype for Business Server 2015 and SQL Server 2016

Is or when is SQL Server 2016 supported as a Back end databases for Skype for Business Server 2015?

 

On the Technet (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn951388.aspx#DBs) only SQL 2008 R2, 2012 and 2014 are listed? Any News about the use of SQL 2016 with Skype for Business? Or is there a Timeline about that?

 

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  • Neeranjan Shettar's avatar
    Neeranjan Shettar
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 01, 2018
    Skype for Business 2015 CU 7 is released and the SQL Server 2016 SP1 is available.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4340904/july-2018-cumulative-update-6-0-9319-534-for-skype-for-business-server

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4100776/sql-server-2016-sp1-is-available-for-the-back-end-servers-of-skype
  • Erwin Bierens's avatar
    Erwin Bierens
    MVP
    May 24, 2017
    Hopefully someone from MSFT can respond to this topic: Is there any date or release on the roadmap when SQL 2016 will be supported?
    • Eddie Burkett's avatar
      Eddie Burkett
      Copper Contributor
      May 26, 2017

      I opened a ticket to Premier on this a couple weeks back, and this is what I got back.

       

      Symptom - Customer has requested supportability of SQL 2016 with SfB 2015 Server.
      Cause - SQL 2012 Server mainstream support ending within next calendar year.
      Resolution - SQL 2016 is currently not supported, however Product group is working on determining steps to enable the use of SQL 2016 Server with SfB 2015 Server.

       

      So, still not supported and no ETA at this time.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Jan 11, 2017

    Hi Adrian,

     

    I guess you can install SQL server 2016 you need to test it if it works well. Mostly there are new features and some fixes in the new version. What is the reason behind to use SQL Server 2016 ? SQL 2008/2012/2014 works fine with Skype for Business.

     

    Greetings,

     

    Erdem

    • Flemming Didriksen's avatar
      Flemming Didriksen
      Copper Contributor
      May 18, 2017

      It would be nice if Microsoft would bless the use of SQL Server 2016 with Skype for Business 2015. No reason to use a 3 year old product and with SQL Server 2017 just around the corner, SQL Server 2014 seems odd to install today.

      • Erwin Bierens's avatar
        Erwin Bierens
        MVP
        May 18, 2017
        Totally agree, also technet isn't updated about SFB2016 and Windows Server 2016 yet.

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