Java Runtime Environment Requirements
Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 7.2 for SQL Server, Java Development Kit (JDK) 11.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 11.0 are supported.

Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 7.0 for SQL Server, Java Development Kit (JDK) 10.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 10.0 are supported.

Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.4 for SQL Server, Java Development Kit (JDK) 9.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 9.0 are supported.

Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.2 for SQL Server, Java Development Kit (JDK) 8.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8.0 are supported. Support for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Spec API has been extended to include the JDBC 4.1 and 4.2 API.

Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.1 for SQL Server, Java Development Kit (JDK) 7.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7.0 are supported.

Starting with the Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server, the JDBC driver support for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Spec API has been extended to include the JDBC 4.0 API. The JDBC 4.0 API was introduced as part of the Java Development Kit (JDK) 6.0 and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.0. JDBC 4.0 is a superset of the JDBC 3.0 API.

When you deploy the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server on Windows and UNIX operating systems, you must use the installation packages, sqljdbc_<version>_enu.exe, and sqljdbc_<version>_enu.tar.gz, respectively. For more information about how to deploy the JDBC Driver, see Deploying the JDBC Driver topic.

Microsoft JDBC Driver 7.2 for SQL Server:

The JDBC Driver 7.2 includes two JAR class libraries in each installation package: mssql-jdbc-7.2.2.jre8.jar, and mssql-jdbc-7.2.2.jre11.jar.

The JDBC Driver 7.2 is designed to work with and be supported by all major Java virtual machines, but is tested only on OpenJDK 8.0, OpenJDK 11.0, Azul Zulu JRE 8.0 and Azul Zulu JRE 11.0.