Is SQL Server 2008 R2 compatible with Windows Server 2019?

Is SQL Server 2008 R2 compatible with Windows Server 2016?

SQL Server 2008 R2 is not supported on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.

Can I restore a SQL 2008 database to SQL 2019?

Backup and restore. A backup taken on SQL Server 2008 and later, can be restored to SQL Server 2019 (15. x) without changing its compatibility level, as long as the database backup has a compatibility level of 100 or higher.

Is SQL Server 2008 R2 still supported?

Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 have both met their end-of-life dates: July 9, 2019 for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 and January 14, 2020 for Windows Server 2008/2008. If you're still running any of those machines, you're doing so at your own risk—especially in this age of cyberattacks.

Is SQL Server 2019 backwards compatible?

SQL Server 2019 is backwards compatible for the below SQL Server versions: SQL Server 2019 (150) SQL Server 2017 (140) SQL Server 2016 (130)