R Client compatibility with Machine Learning Server or R Server

Important

This content is being retired and may not be updated in the future. The support for Machine Learning Server will end on July 1, 2022. For more information, see What's happening to Machine Learning Server?

Microsoft R Client is backwards compatible with the following versions of Machine Learning Server and Microsoft R Server:

Machine Learning Server or R Server Offerings Compatible with
R Client 3.4.3
SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services
   & SQL Server 2016 R Services (in-database & standalone)
Machine Learning Server
   & R Server for Linux
8.0.5 - 9.3
Machine Learning Server
   & R Server for Hadoop
8.0.5 - 9.3
Machine Learning Server
   & R Server for Windows
9.1 - 9.3
HDInsight: cluster type = Machine Learning or R Server 9.2 - 9.3

Although R Client is backwards compatible, R Client and Machine Learning Server follow the same release cycle and it is a best practice to use packages at the same functional level. The following versions of R Client correspond to Machine Learning Server versions:

R Client releases Server releases Release date Downloads
3.5.2 9.4 July 2019 Linux
Windows
3.4.3 9.3 February 2018 Linux
Windows
3.4.1 9.2.1 September 2017 Linux
Windows
3.3.3 (Windows only) 9.1 March 2017 Windows
3.3.2 (Windows only) 9.0 December 2016 Windows
3.2.2 (Windows only) 8.0.5 June 2016 Windows

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