SQL Server Toolkit and Java compatibility

Question

We are running a SQL Server 2008 R2 clustered environment which is running fine, however we have found that there is a SQL Server Toolkit installed alongside our DB instance.

This is not an issue, however we have found that within the SQL Server Toolkit (STK) there is an deployment of Java 6 and we are being asked to have this removed.

I am unsure what we have this toolkit for, however I am reluctant to remove this or the java 6 if this then has an impact on our production SQL Server application.

I'm therefore wondering if anybody has any knowledge of the SQL Server Toolkit and what versions of Java that will support

The only information I have on the tool kit is very basic

The tool has been deployed under the MSSQL directory and the java location is shown below

MSSQL10_50.LIVExxxMSSQL\MSSQL\STK\Java\jdk1.6.0_35\bin

There also seems some suggestion that the version of this toolkit is STK 3.2.3

I'm unable to find anything of significance online and I realise this is tall ask but if anybody has any knowledge of this tool it would be really appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi @Ian2 ROBINSON ,

Sorry that I am unable to find SQL Server Toolkit on my machine.
Is SQL Server Toolkit in Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features?
Is SQL Server Toolkit released by Microsoft?
Have you used JDBC driver to provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC APIs available on the Java platform?
In addition, SQL Server 2008 R2 are no longer supported by Microsoft and no updates are published. This lack of support means your databases might be vulnerable to security attacks that have been addressed by recent upgrades. It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version.

Best Regards,
Amelia