backward compatibility

  • do I have to install backward compatibility after installing SQL server 2014.

    And what is backward compatibility used for.

    And Can I restore databases back to a 2008 instance from 2014 , even if backward compatibility is not installed.

    The only backward compatibility installation I have seen is from 2008 to 2005.

  • sqlserverDBA2016 (10/24/2016)


    do I have to install backward compatibility after installing SQL server 2014.

    And what is backward compatibility used for.

    And Can I restore databases back to a 2008 instance from 2014 , even if backward compatibility is not installed.

    The only backward compatibility installation I have seen is from 2008 to 2005.

    1. No. Simply select the compatibility level for each database

    2. Exactly what it says.....so databases from older versions can be used

    3. No.

    4. There are more than just those two

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