: Available for x86 and x64; note that the x64 version typically installs both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers. Support and Deprecation
: You can find the installer on Microsoft as part of the SQL Server 2012 Feature Pack . microsoft® sql server® 2012 native client
(often referred to as SQL Server Native Client 11.0 or SQLNCLI11 ) is a stand-alone data access application programming interface (API) used for both OLE DB and ODBC. It was introduced with SQL Server 2012 and serves as the successor to SQL Server 2008 Native Client (SQLNCLI10) and the legacy SQL Server Native Client (SQLNCLI). : Available for x86 and x64; note that
If you are still installing sqlncli11.dll on new servers, you are living in the past! The modern standard is . It was introduced with SQL Server 2012 and
Provider=SQLNCLI11;Data Source=myServer\myInstance;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;
When using SQL Server 2012 Native Client, the provider name in connection strings is SQLNCLI11 .