Hi,
I have a Production CommCell where I did a hardware refresh from Win 2012 v11.24 to Win 2019 v11.30
On the new VM I notice in add/remove programs that I have SQL 2012 components also installed.
I also checked the CommCell in my Test Lab and its a brand new v11.28 install and it also has the same SQL 2012 components installed.
As SQL 2012 is no longer supported can these be removed ? plus why are these SQL 2012 components getting installed.
Thanks
Best answer by Chris Hollis
Confirmed it's safe to remove 2012 SMO and native client in FR28 and FR30.
We will no longer install these apps in FR36+ (by default).
Thanks for your patience getting this reviewed, lots of testing involved!
Regards
Chris
+14Hi
Our documentation site lists these components as third party apps to be installed - https://documentation.commvault.com/2023/expert/third_party_applications_installed_by_commvault_installer.html
So as they are listed, they must be required for functionality.
I’ll see if I can find out specifically why these are necessary given that 2012 is now deprecated.
Regards,
Chris
+14
I spoke to my development team, they’re investigating and will alert me by next week as to why and what the future plans are.
Regards,
Chris
Thanks Chris,
I have security scans picking up SQL 2012 and that is raising alarms
+14
Thanks for your patience.
Received confirmation SQL 2012 SMO and Native client are no longer necessary and are marked deprecated in FR36+.
However, I’m just seeking confirmation one last time that they can be removed on FR30/FR32 and FR34 setups.
Will hopefully get this clarified overnight.
Regards,
Chris
+14Confirmed it's safe to remove 2012 SMO and native client in FR28 and FR30.
We will no longer install these apps in FR36+ (by default).
Thanks for your patience getting this reviewed, lots of testing involved!
Regards
Chris
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