SQL Server 2008 Version Numbers
This page last updated March 15, 2018.
SQL Server 2008 Version Numbers:
- RTM (Release to Manufacturing) SQL Server 2008 – November 7, 2008 version 10.00.1600
- SP1 (Service Pack 1) – April 7, 2009 Version 10.00.2531
- SP2 (Service Pack 2) – September 24, 2010 Version 10.00.4000
- SP3 (Service Pack 3) – October 6, 2011 Version 10.00.5500
- SP4 (Service Pack 4) – September 30, 2014 Version 10.00.6000
- Security Update – January 11, 2018, Version 10.00.6556 (download)
RTM, SP1, and SP2 are no longer supported by Microsoft.
After installing SP4, be sure to install the security update:
Security Update for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4
A quick way to check your version number is to just connect to the database in SSMS and the version number will be shown in the object explorer. All SQL Server 2008 versions start with 10.0.
You can also view this easily in Database Health Monitor from the Performance Dashboard.
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