Very early this morning, Microsoft released four updates: one for SQL Server 2005 SP3, one for SQL Server 2005 SP4, one for SQL Server 2008 SP1, and one for SQL Server 2008 SP2. Cumulative...
In a previous blog post about Service Pack 4, I said the following: "…from this point forward all you're likely to see are cumulative updates to the SP3 and SP4 branches and, roughly a...
Well, much quicker than I would have suspected, the SQL Server Release Services team has incorporated all of the fixes in 2005 SP3's CU #12 into the first CU for SP4. Thanks to Chris...
After releasing SQL Server 2005 SP4 on Friday (you can read more about it here), the release services team did not hang up their hats for the Christmas holiday, but continued working on other...
Yes, the day has finally arrived, and a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. Typically when Microsoft promises a release in Qx or Hx, the software comes on the last or second last day...
Yesterday, Microsoft released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4. You can read about the release on the following blog post from SQL Release Services: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/…preview-available.aspx If you don't...
Today Microsoft has released two updates for SQL Server. Listed below are the two updates, the blog posts from the SQL Server Release Services team, and the KB articles where you can read about...
Last week, Microsoft released Cumulative Update #8 for SQL Server 2005 SP3. The build # is 9.00.4285. You can read the blog post from the Release Services team here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2010/02/15/cumulative-update-8-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspx And the Knowledge Base...
Last week Microsoft snuck in some updates for the SQL Server 2005 product line. Cumulative Update #7 for Service Pack 3 brings you to build # 9.00.4273, while Cumulative Update #17 for Service Pack...
In our environment, we run the task scheduler as a cluster resource, so that scheduled tasks always run on the active node. (In ancient history, we would have scheduled tasks that weren't cluster aware...
Some new updates just posted by SQL Server Release Services: For SQL Server 2005 SP2, build 9.0.3355: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974647 For SQL Server 2005 SP3, build 9.00.4266: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974648 On first glance, it does not appear that...
Sleeping at the wheel again, I missed some big updates for SQL Server 2005 this past Monday. Cumulative Update #5 for SP3 brings you up to 9.00.4230 (the previous update was 9.00.4226). http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972511 Cumulative...
Microsoft quietly released another cumulative update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 this week. So quietly, in fact, that it took me 5 days to notice. As Chad Miller noted in his comment,...
It seems this came out on April 20th, but I did not catch it at the time. Better late than never, I guess. As Sean Nolan pointed out in a previous post, CU#3 includes...
What this says to me is, if any of your clusters have automatic updating turned on, you might get SP3 as a surprise. Since the blog post states that it must be run in...
The recent release of security fixes for SQL Server 2000 and 2005 (the issue did not impact SQL Server 2008) announced in MS09-004 seemed to spur two SQL Server 2005 cumulative updates (CUs) earlier...
Early reports indicate that some users running Express <= SP2 are getting SP3 for Express pushed to their system automatically as an important update, rather than recommended, which means that some users are getting...
Chris Wood let me know that the update is now being pushed through Windows Update / Microsoft Update.
So recently I have been charged with updating several SQL Server 2005 clusters from SP2 + GDR to SP3. My experiences have been relatively good but the past few have been downright horrible. I...
As promised, upon return from a trip to the frozen tundra of Northern Ontario, I am posting the latest updates from last week's release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3. For those who...
I recently posted about the availability of SQL Server 2005 SP3. I have a bit more information about cumulative updates and the service pack, for those of you who might be confused about the...