Also see common JDBC Translator Information

The Microsoft SQL Server Translator, known by the type name sqlserver, is for use with SQL Server 2000 or later. A SQL Server JDBC driver version 2.0 or later (or compatible e.g. JTDS 1.2 or later) should be used.  The SQL Server DatabaseVersion property may be set to 2000, 2005, 2008, or 2012, but otherwise expects a standard version number - e.g. "10.0".