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
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Hi
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
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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
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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
Thanks again Chris
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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
Thanks Chris, have a few CommServes to visit now to remove SQL 2012 component's.
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