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SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update #7 is available!

Aaron Bertrand SQL Server / SQL Server 2014 3

Microsoft has released Cumulative Update #7 for SQL Server 2014. See this blog post for more information.

  • KB Article: KB #3046038
  • 41 fixes listed publicly at time of publication (47 total)
  • Build number is 12.0.2495 
  • Relevant for @@VERSION 12.0.2000 through 12.0.2494 

Note: This cumulative update is only for RTM – do not attempt to install if you have already deployed Service Pack 1.

Aaron Bertrand

I am a passionate technologist with industry experience dating back to Classic ASP and SQL Server 6.5. I am a long-time Microsoft MVP, write at Simple Talk, SQLPerformance, and MSSQLTips, and have had the honor of speaking at more conferences than I can remember. In non-tech life, I am a father of two, a huge hockey and football fan, and my pronouns are he/him. If I've helped you out, consider thanking me with a coffee. :-)

3 Responses

  1. cinahcaM madA says:
    April 24, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    I would agree that this will likely not be included in the SP.
    And I would add that this is where it gets super-annoying trying to figure out what to do, especially in an enterprise setting where standardization is important. There are a few very important-looking fixes here. I don't see any clear way for a DBA to know which build will provide a better experience, aside from extensive testing of everything that gets released… I hope Microsoft will go back to a single-path methodology.

  2. AaronBertrand says:
    April 23, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    Grzegorz I don't know for certain, but it is unlikely that CU6 or CU7 will be in the updated SP1. They need to focus on testing the bits they have. For all prior service packs, the last CU (or sometimes 2) will be included in a quick, post-SP CU. So you should get all the CU6/CU7 fixes in SP1 CU1, and it will probably be released within a few weeks of the re-released service pack. However, that is just my opinion based on past events. After this debacle it might be the right time for them to commit to spending a lot more time testing CUs and SPs before they release them.

  3. Grzegorz Łyp says:
    April 23, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    Will this CU be included in the fixed SP1 for SQL 2014 ?