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Cumulative Update 9 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 - another update package in line

Published 29 August 8 3:58 PM | SSQA.net

In continuation to the CumulativeUpdate package posts here for SQL Server 2005 SP2 we have another set of cumulative update package no.9 ready for testing. TO obtain this read the notes from Microsoft: .... Apply it only to systems that are experiencing...

Filed under: sql server, sp2, hotfix, testing, cumulative update

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2008 - what is it now?

Published 9 July 8 3:7 AM | SSQA.net

I believe it has been a while that we have seen the security hotfix from Microsoft Security team on SQL Server (alone). The latest security bulletin has announced important security patches that are related to SQL Server in addition to Windows operating...

Filed under: sql server, security, hotfix, service pack, best practice, vulnerability, guidance

SQL Server 2005 Connectivity, Security policies & Network protocols: simple practice to follow, after installation?

Published 23 May 8 3:44 AM | SSQA.net

Secured by default, secured by design is the buzzword and catchy stuff for any Enterprise IT administrators. Then it comes about standards and policies to follow such as ISO , with the recent threats (last 10 years) and vulnerabilities within IT world...

Filed under: sql server, blocking, security, best practices, hotfix, service pack, cumulative update

Install cumulative update package 7 on a SQL Server Cluster?

Published 22 May 8 3:3 AM | SSQA.net

IN continuation to the post Rollback_of_CumulativeUpdate-hotfix-ServicePack I was asked about any procedure or steps on installing Cumulative update package 7 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 on Active node SQL 2005 cluster. The simple answer is all...

Filed under: sql server, best practices, hotfix, clustering, uninstall, cumulative update, css

How to get a list of SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after Service Pack 2 was released?

Published 23 November 7 8:51 AM | SSQA.net

Since the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, Microsoft development team has released various builds that are classed as Cumulative Updates. Also we blogged on this site - CumulativeUpdate4 & http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/tools/archive/2007...

Filed under: sql server, package, microsoft, update, sp2, best practices, hotfix, service pack2, testing, cumulative

SQL Server 2005 standard query tuning options - plan guide for performance testing how to?

Published 30 October 7 10:41 PM | SSQA.net

You may be aware that plan guides will help the optimizer to perform better and a general recommendation is to use the relevant USE PLAN query hint when the other standard query tuning options are failed. It is also necessary to test through the results...

Filed under: sql server, performance, indexes, services, hotfix, planning, service pack, best practice, testing, plan guide

The following KBAs were recently modified for Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition & SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition.

Published 16 August 7 3:39 PM | SSQA.net

The following pages were recently modified for Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition & SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition. FIX: Error message when you synchronize a subscription by using Windows...

Filed under: sql server, ssis, replication, kba, hotfix, service pack, ftp

KBA:The service pack update or hotfix installation stops unexpectedly when you try to install either Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 or a hotfix for SQL Server 2005 SP2

Published 10 July 7 4:48 PM | SSQA.net

Source: Knowledge Base Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition & SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64Edition Notification Contents: New and Major Modifications The service pack update or hotfix installation...

Filed under: sql server, sp2, kba, hotfix, installation

Cumulative hotfix package (build 3152) for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available

Published 30 June 7 5:1 AM | SSQA.net

Source: Knowledge Base Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition, SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition & SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Notification Contents: New and All Modifications Cumulative hotfix package (build 3152) for SQL...

Filed under: sql server, kba, hotfix

Changes to the hotfix releases for the support fixes

Published 5 June 7 10:13 AM | SSQA.net

Recently SQL Server support team had changed the process of releasing support hotfixes for the issues that are specific to a customer base. This KBA revises the incremental servicing model that is deployed for all the support fixes. We have moved away...

Filed under: sql server, server, kba, hotfix, support