NAV 2009 mainstream support

Developer101

Hi

Nav 2009 mainstream support is ending in march 2015. What existing Nav 2009 end users need to do? The extended support ends in 2020 and what that means?

Thanks

tinoruijs

Like so many NAV-customers they have to rely on their partners who will help their customers with or without the support of Microsoft.
But of course upgrading to the newest version is best if possible.

Developer101

Thanks.

One more question is Nav 2009 (only Nav 2009 and not Sp1 or r2) compatible with SQL server 2012?

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tinoruijs

Officially not compatible with 2012. http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/3/4436ef86-808d-40c8-801e-a26b78c0611d/NAV2009_SystemRequirements.doc

But it is as you can see in this post: http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=53092

tinoruijs

But it is as you can see in this post: http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=53092

O wait. You meant not the SP1 or R2 version. You probably can try it or wait for respons from other mibuso-users that can confirm it works.
And why not upgrade to R2?