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In official requirements the supported versions of SQL Server are 2014 SP1 and 2016. It is not clear are 2014 SP2 and 2016 SP1 supported?

I need to set up devtest 3-tier farm for SharePoint 2016. I already have one dedicated machine with SQL Server 2014, which way should I go - update it to SP1 or SP2 or reinstall 2016 or 2016 SP1?

Also I need to set up single server dev env for SharePoint 2016. I have already installed SQL Server 2014 SP2, but not started with SP2016. Should I continue with SP or reinstall SQL Server 2014 SP1?

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Yes it is supported, as Article mentioned the minimum requirement and N-1 equitation between the SQL version not the updates.

In order to maintain SharePoint and SQL Server compatibility we use the “SharePoint N-1 on SQL Server N+1” equation to determine version support. Using SharePoint Server 2010 as an example, the N release of SQL Server is 2008/2008 R2 and N+1 is SQL Server 2012. For Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 the N release of SQL Server is 2012 and the N+1 is SQL Server 2014.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.14).aspx#section4

Yes you can go ahead and upgrade the SQL with Sp2 and complete you installation.

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  • Hi @Waqas based on your clarification should you tell me what this mean with SQL 2014 w/SP1 – n-1 ?? if we consider this a version so it means SharePoint 2016 can be installed on SQL 2012 with SP1 Right ? is this what do you mean ? if right I think Microsoft mention it's not installed on SQL Server 2012 , meanwhile are you consider this link blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ronalg/2016/06/13/… official link , Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 15:54
  • No...N mean release of SQL version, so for SharePoint 16...N-1= 2016-1= 2014 and N+1 = will future version.....they link you are referring is SSRS.... read from here technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/… Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 16:05
  • Thanks Waqas for your reply , based on your link we agree on (N) is a version ? and based on my link you said it's for SSRS , so if I need to install SharePoint 2016 with SSRS I can't install it with SQL 2014 w/SP2 , Right ? because he mentioned only (SQL 2014 w/SP1 – n-1) so if we apply N as version that mean I can install SP 2016 with SQL 2012 SP1 !! but this version of SQL is not supported with SharePoint 2016 !!!! so whatever it's for SSRS or not , but in fact I can't install SharePoint 2016 with SQL Server 2012 SP1 ! Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 16:18
  • Service pack not count towards the N equation....Version are SQL 2008, 2014, 2016, but not the updates/ service pack...if there is any requirement then MSFT tell that if a version with SP is required Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 16:39
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    No for sharepoint 2016, n is sql 2016 and n-1 will be 2014 not 2012 Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 16:40
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Does SharePoint 2016 support SQL Server 2014 SP2?

As a short answer Yes, you can install SharePoint 2016 with

  • SQL Server 2014 SP2.
  • SQL Server 2016 SP1.

For more details, please check Supported SQL Server Version for SharePoint 2016

In Microsoft Docs, SharePoint 2016 supports

  • The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 RTM.

Actually, this is the Minimum baseline requirements for a database server on a farm. so any current and future SPs should be supported.

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