
Update SQL Server
There are several reasons to update your SQL server when required:
- Microsoft has an end-of-life date for each version, after that date no (security) updates will be available
- MeasureColor versions 22.2 and later require SQL 2016 or later before updating the software
SQL in a stack
When you are using a commercial license, please check with your System admin or service provider what SQL version is in use for Colorware MeasureColor, and update if needed
Updating a local SQLEXPRESS
When MeasureColor was set up with the free SQLEXPRESS from the MeasureColor installer, take these steps to update the SQLEXPRESS Colorware instance:
- Create a backup from your MeasureColor database.
- Goto https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/sql-server/sql-server-downloads en download SQL express (you may have to scroll down to find it) and run it by double-click
- Next step select “Download media” The installer will download now
- Select Express Core (see screenshot) and press [download]
- Run the installer and select ‘Upgrade from a previous version of SQL Server to SQLServer ….’
- In the ‘Select Instance’ page select the correct instance. Normally this will be‘COLORWARE’, if no COLORWARE instance is present look for the instance with the colorware database
- The wizard will now update the COLORWARE instance to the downloaded SQL SERVER EXPRESS version