How to determine SQL Server version/service pack 


This article contains queries for SQL 2000 and 2005 that will display the current version and service pack of SQL Server.

This article describes how to identify your current Microsoft SQL Server version number and the corresponding product or service pack (SP) level. It also describes how to identify the specific edition if you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

How to determine which version of SQL Server 2000 is running
To determine which version of SQL Server 2000 is running, connect to SQL Server 2000 by using Query Analyzer, and then run the following code:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

The results are:

The product version (for example, 8.00.534).

The product level (for example, "RTM" or "SP2").

The edition (for example, "Standard Edition").


For example, the result looks similar to: 8.00.534 RTM Standard Edition

The following table lists the Sqlservr.exe version number:
Release Sqlservr.exe RTM 2000.80.194.0
SQL Server 2000 SP1 2000.80.384.0
SQL Server 2000 SP2 2000.80.534.0
SQL Server 2000 SP3 2000.80.760.0
SQL Server 2000 SP3a 2000.80.760.0
SQL Server 2000 SP4 2000.8.00.2039


How to determine which version of SQL Server 2005 is running
To determine which version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is running, connect to SQL Server 2005 by using SQL Server Management Studio, and then run the following Transact-SQL statement:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

The results are:

The product version (for example, "9.00.1399.06").

The product level (for example, "RTM").

The edition (for example, "Enterprise Edition").


For example, the result looks similar to: 9.00.1399.06 RTM Enterprise Edition

The following table lists the Sqlservr.exe version number:
Release Sqlservr.exe RTM 2005.90.1399
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 2005.90.2047
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 2005.90.3042

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