No DB Engine upgrade path for removing Silverlight for MDS

Question

Hi,

I am currently investigating the upgrade path for MDS running on SQL Server 2016, to urgently remove the dependency of Silverlight in the portal.

I have noticed that there is an upgrade path that does not require updating the SQL Server Engine, as highlighted in the documentation here: Upgrading Master Data Services

If I follow the procedure, install MDS from SQL Server 2019, but retain the 2016 database/engine, will this remove the dependency for Silverlight?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,

Starting in SQL Server 2019 (15.x), HTML controls replace all former Silverlight components, therefore the Silverlight dependency removed. More browsers, including Chrome and Edge, now work for accessing the Master Data Services web app.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/master-data-services/master-data-services-installation-and-configuration?view=sql-server-ver15

>If I follow the procedure, install MDS from SQL Server 2019, but retain the 2016 database/engine, will this remove the dependency for Silverlight?

I tested this scenario. But there is SQL Server 2017 in my environment (I can directly use Google to access mds web in this version), then I installed SQL Server 2019 MDS, upgraded the MDS database, created a new web application, and everything was fine.