Cumulative update packages for Post-SP2 changes in SQL2005

Hi !
I see there are quite a few cumulated post-SP2 packages that have been
built, some of which fix errors that I have been experiencing in my
environment.
I have doubts if that's good practice to apply those cumulative packages to
my life production servers... is it ?
Any idea on how long we have to wait until SP3 will be built ?
PalliHi
I can't say if/when SP3 is due, but most of the post SP2 hotfixes require
you to contact PSS for them. In general hotfixes are cumulative so you only
need to apply the last one.
John
"Pall Bjornsson" <palli@.kvos.is> wrote in message
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> Hi !
> I see there are quite a few cumulated post-SP2 packages that have been
> built, some of which fix errors that I have been experiencing in my
> environment.
> I have doubts if that's good practice to apply those cumulative packages
> to my life production servers... is it ?
> Any idea on how long we have to wait until SP3 will be built ?
> Palli
>|||>
> I can't say if/when SP3 is due, but most of the post SP2 hotfixes require
> you to contact PSS for them. In general hotfixes are cumulative so you
> only need to apply the last one.
>
I did contact MS about the cumulative packages, and I did receive one from
them for 1 or 2 weeks ago, I think it's number 5.
1) I haven't had the guts yet to apply them, so the question is, should I
apply them to my production servers ?
2) Will I have to uninstall them before applying SP3 ?
Palli|||Hi
You should apply any service pack or hotfixes to a test machine and make
sure they work as expected and don't break anything else, once satisfied you
can then apply them to a production system, but make sure that you have a
rollback process and recovery procedures in place to copy with any
eventuality.
You should be able to apply any new hotfix/service pack ontop of the one you
have providing the version number is higher.
John
"Pall Bjornsson" <palli@.kvos.is> wrote in message
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> >
>> I can't say if/when SP3 is due, but most of the post SP2 hotfixes require
>> you to contact PSS for them. In general hotfixes are cumulative so you
>> only need to apply the last one.
> I did contact MS about the cumulative packages, and I did receive one from
> them for 1 or 2 weeks ago, I think it's number 5.
> 1) I haven't had the guts yet to apply them, so the question is, should I
> apply them to my production servers ?
> 2) Will I have to uninstall them before applying SP3 ?
> Palli
>|||Palli,
If you are registered on Connect then vote here:-
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=326575
We are running CU2 on one production system and are looking at upgrading to
either CU5 or CU6 but only after fully testing on Development and Acceptance
servers first. On one server we get mini dumps associated with a fix
included in CU4.
Chris
"Pall Bjornsson" <palli@.kvos.is> wrote in message
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> >
>> I can't say if/when SP3 is due, but most of the post SP2 hotfixes require
>> you to contact PSS for them. In general hotfixes are cumulative so you
>> only need to apply the last one.
> I did contact MS about the cumulative packages, and I did receive one from
> them for 1 or 2 weeks ago, I think it's number 5.
> 1) I haven't had the guts yet to apply them, so the question is, should I
> apply them to my production servers ?
> 2) Will I have to uninstall them before applying SP3 ?
> Palli
>|||On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:21:42 -0000, Pall Bjornsson wrote:
>Hi !
>I see there are quite a few cumulated post-SP2 packages that have been
>built, some of which fix errors that I have been experiencing in my
>environment.
>I have doubts if that's good practice to apply those cumulative packages to
>my life production servers... is it ?
>Any idea on how long we have to wait until SP3 will be built ?
Hi Palli,
Read
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/hugo_kornelis/archive/2008/02/01/want-a-service-pack-ask-for-it.aspx
Then make yourself heard at
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=326575
--
Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP
My SQL Server blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/hugo_kornelis