Upgrade databases from SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Server 2019

APPLIES TO: 2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition SharePoint in Microsoft 365

Important

When planning to upgrade from an older SharePoint Server to SharePoint Server 2019, note that it will reach its end-of-life (EOL) stage on July 14th, 2026. It's advisable to upgrade directly to SharePoint Server Subscription Edition.

The following articles provide information about upgrading databases to SharePoint Server 2019.

Content	Description
Create the SharePoint Server 2019 farm for a database attach upgrade	Create and configure a SharePoint Server 2019 farm so that you can upgrade databases from SharePoint Server 2016.
Copy databases to the new farm for upgrade to SharePoint Server 2019	Copy SharePoint Server 2016 content and service databases to a SharePoint Server 2016 farm so that you can upgrade the data to SharePoint Server 2019.
Upgrade service applications to SharePoint Server 2019	Upgrade service applications (Business Connectivity Services, Managed Metadata, Secure Store, User Profiles, Search) to SharePoint Server 2019.
Upgrade content databases to SharePoint Server 2019	Learn how to upgrade content databases from SharePoint Server 2016 to SharePoint Server 2019.
Verify database upgrades in SharePoint Server 2019	Verify that the upgrade for your databases has succeeded and that you're ready to begin to upgrade sites.