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is there a way I can see if a specific patch has been applied to my sql server?
How can I see if this patch has been applied to my sql server server?
I know about @@version, but that shows me the latest patch applied, about about the other patches before that one?
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Applying SQL updates within a specific AAG configuration
We have recently added AAG to our production servers, for DR purposes. We have approximately 60 FCI clustered instances (SQL 2017) hosting ~5000 client databases. This is all hosted in our own ...
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SQL Server 2017 - Instance not applicable for update (CU31 GDR Build 14.0.3485.1) [duplicate]
I have a 2017 SQL Server, and I have tried applying the latest update to the instance (CU31 GDR, 14.0.3485.1) However, when running the update wizard, it shows that the instance is greyed out and &...
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Patching CUs for SQL server in MIrroring & Transactional replication Topology
we have SQL server HA+DR solution in production built using DB mirroring combined with Transactional Replication with distributor and subscriber on the same remote DR SQL server instance. on ...
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What is choice between node drain versus role switching in WSFC FCI patching?
I'm learning about patching OS and SQL FCI.
I have a 2 node SQL FCI (active/passive). The SQL service exists on both nodes, but is running only on the active node. This is managed by the WSFC.
I also ...
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When patching SQL FCI, how to ensure there will not be a failover to the node being patched?
This is about patching a 2 node SQL FCI. I'm referring to both OS patching and SQL patching.
Say node1 is the current active node.
When I execute the KB patch on node2, how do I ensure that there won'...
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PostgreSQL: Update multiple data while using the binding variable
I create the new table and insert 10 records into the new table as below:
userdb=> CREATE TABLE test_tbl(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, STR VARCHAR);
CREATE TABLE
userdb=> do $$
begin
for r in 1..10 loop
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Oracle Patch 19.17 fails with: patch 34086870: Archive::Zip->writeToFileNamed returned 4
The current oracle patch 19.17 and OJVM was applied with opatch apply successfully with no errors.
Patch 34468114: WINDOWS DATABASE BUNDLE PATCH 19.17.0.0.221018
Patch 34411846: OJVM RELEASE UPDATE ...
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Whether the latest GDR from Microsoft includes all prior GDRs?
I am looking at patching SQL server using the latest GDR (KB 5014356) from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/latest-updates-for-microsoft-sql-server?view=sql-...
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What is the approach to handle failover and compatibility issues when patching FCI nodes?
I have FCI with 2 nodes.
Following is steps to patch the nodes:
Remove node from Possible owners
Patch the inactive node
Add the node to the Possible owners
Failover to inactive node
Leave it running ...
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Db2 Security Bulletins points to v11.5.8 fixpack that don't yet exists, is it?
I have found three security bulletins IT40893, IT40781, IT41338 that all as solution recommends: "Upgrade to DB2 Version 11.5.8 or higher", but I can't find Db2 fixpack v11.5.8 on official ...
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What is the difference between CU-GDR and GDR?
There are 2 paths to patching SQL server. Either the SQL CU (cumulative) upgrade or GDR (critical) upgrade.
CU includes functionality fixes and security fixes (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...
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Servicing Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR (KB4517790) - Install error - 0x80070643
SQL Server is still working smoothly but I noticed that I have an alert on the Windows Update that says:
Servicing Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR (KB4517790)
Install error - 0x80070643
I tried to ...
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Patching SQL Server 2016
Most of my SQL Servers are on 2016 SP2. The security group have identified that I need a later security update applied and as SP2 is out of support this year I planned to just patch it up to SP3.
The ...
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Unable to Install SQL 2017 CU 28
I am in the process of upgrading our SQL 2017 servers to the current CU. I have ran across two systems that won't allow me to apply the update. In the SQL installer, I see below text when I click on ...
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Process for upgrading MySQL Master-Slave to a new release series version
I have several MySQL servers that I want to upgrade from 5.7.31 to the most recent release series (5.7.36 I believe), but in one test I found that replication on one server set failed, and it required ...
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Are SQL Security Updates Cumulative? Are the vulnerabilities corrected with one Security Update also covered by the next Security Update?
I recently patched SQL Servers that had SP3 and CU4 with the latest available Security Update. After CU4 there are 2 Security Updates available, one from 2020/02/11 and the other one from 2021/01/12.
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How can i disable opatch job?
I have a docker 12.2 oracle db for localhoat dev. I don't care if it's patched regularly. I'm seeing constant errors In qopatch queries. I think its triggered by some batch job at startup and maybe at ...
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MariaDB upgrade fails on replication slaves
I am having problems when a MariaDB replication slave wants to upgrade its tables after a server was patched. This happens consistently with any sort of OS patching.
The system has several slave ...
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What is the intended method for automatically/streamlinedly updating minor/patch PostgreSQL versions on Windows?
I currently run PostgreSQL 12.4 on Windows 10. Since the "BigSQL" distribution is no longer around, the only choice is to use the EnterpriseDB installer for the initial installation: https://...
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On what basis do we decide whether to use GDR or CU?
I have installed sql server 2019 in Jan 2021.
We are planning to patch the sqlserver and from this link there are 2 options:
GDR
CUx (where x is a number)
CUx + GDR (where x is a number)
https://...
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SQL cluster update - Failover to un-patched node
So when updating a two node cluster, our procedure is this:
Backup all databases.
Failover all SQL cluster roles to Node A.
Install the patches on Node B (passive).
Restart Node B.
Failover all SQL ...
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SQL Server Setup failure - Cached MSI files are missing
Trying to apply SQL Server 2008 SP4 to an old instance I now have to look after, but the installer is failing with
TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.
SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:...
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Oracle 12cR2 - Upgrade Catalog Command Taking Too Much Time
I patched my database (Windows database bundle patch 12.2.0.1.201020 (31654782)).
There are 6 instances on the server. After the patch, the UPGRADE CATALOG command I ran on RMAN for the first 5 ...
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Installing Patches on MS SQL Server Tips [closed]
What is preventing Agent Service from starting after:
Failing to install CU.
Running a successful repair after disabling HIPS.
Background:
Installing CU's for Microsoft SQL Server I found I have an ...
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SQL Server 2012 patching failure - The language of SQL Server instance MSSQLSERVER does not match the language expected by the SQL Server update
I've picked up the support for a SQL Server 2012 instance on a server at our German site and need to apply SQLServer2012SP4-KB4018073-x64-ENU.
The patching is failing with the installer showing error
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Issue patching SQL Server 2016 to SP2 CU 15
Trying to update all our SQL 2016 servers to SP2 CU 15, but am running into:
The version of SQL Server instance MSSQLSERVER does not match the version expected
by the SQL Server update. The installed ...
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Any issue encountered after implementing SQL Server 2017 CU22? [closed]
We all are aware of SQL Server 2019 CU7 issue (Microsoft recalled the patch). Now I am cautiously optimistic to apply SQL Server 2017 CU22. I wanted to reach out to the SQL Server Community to know if ...
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Oracle 18c opatch util cleanup not working
System:
[oracle@hostname:/opt/oraclegrid/18]$ uname -a
SunOS hostname 5.11 11.4.24.75.2 sun4v sparc sun4v
Database:
Oracle 18c 18.10 (April 2020 patch), RacOneNode setup
Opatch
OPatch Version: 12.2....
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SQl server 2008R2 Performance issue after SP3 update
We have recently applied SP3 KB2979597 and Security Update Patch KB4057113 on Sql server 2008R2 but after that our couple stored procedures runs slow, it's taking almost 4 to 5 hours, but normally it ...
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How do I prevent my Windows Server from being automatically rebooted by SQL Server updates?
Some SQL Server updates have happened outside the maintenance window, which have caused the server to be rebooted. How can I stop this from happening again in future?
Below is what I can see when ...
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Is there a way to optimize the process of uninstalling and installing SSMS?
in terms of patching sql server 2016 to the latest cumulative patches, I found out that stopping the services helps avoiding lots of inconveniences, specially if there is log shipping and replication ...
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How am I supposed to update PostgreSQL on Windows, once installed, without manually installing new installers?
I have PostgreSQL 11.5 installed on Windows 10. It was installed with the EnterpriseDB installer, which is the only one which exists these days.
If I go to https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/...
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The best way to patch Oracle Rac One Node [closed]
what is the best way (best practice) to patch Oracle Rac One Node (2 nodes - node1 and node2, every node has own database home and GRID home = 4 homes)? Thank you
System: Oracle Solaris 11
DB: ...
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How can I install the SQL Server PowerShell module on an offline machine?
I have some SQL Server machines that cannot connect to any external sites.
I have been using PowerShell more and more when managing databases, so I definitely need this module to be installed so ...
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Properly determine SQL Server version and update level
I have some existing code which tries to read the current version of SQL Server that's installed for a particular instance name by using a WMI query. It checks the first dotted part of the VERSION (...
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Cumulative Update 3 & 4 Caused Synchronous Commit Failures in Availability Groups
So this week I was patching our SQL Servers that host our availability groups. Never had an issue with them in the past, fairly standard process. I have two servers (call them SQL1 and SQL2) in the ...
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Should I install all cumulative updates/service packs when doing a clean install of SQL Server 2016? 2019?
Going to set up a new database instance from scratch. Debating between SQL Server 2016 and 2019.
I've never installed a service pack or cumulative update on previous instances, mostly because ...
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Do we need to shutdown DB/Stop DB service before Windows server patching
Before patching Windows server, do we need to shut down any DB or stop DB service.
If we need to shutdown a MongoDB on a node(Windows server) which is part of a replica set, what we need to before ...
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Error installing SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features - The User Log directory in the registry is not valid
We have a SQL Server:
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (RTM-CU14-GDR) (KB4494352) - 14.0.3103.1 (X64) Mar 22 2019 22:33:11 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 10.0 (Build 14393:...
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Why should I apply a CU for SP2 that was released after the release of SP3?
Checking SQL Server 2014 build versions to identify the right update for my server I got a little confused as what update to use. Did some research and found out I should Apply the latest Service Pack ...
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Using WSUS to Patch SQL Server
So, it's been a while since the discussions about patching changes to SQL Server by Microsoft in these links (WSUS for SQL server patching & https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2016/08/windows-...
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SQL Server CUs vs SPs + CUs? [duplicate]
I recently applied the latest SQL Server CUs (Cumulative updates) for their current SPs (Service Packs) on our SQL Servers. I'm getting the sense that I actually really need to update all of them to ...
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Windows Server and SQL Server updates and patching - and how to rollback (revert) if necessary
Say we have a server as SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016, both have some pending updates recently
Below few questions:
What's the correct order of installing updates - first Windows, and then ...
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Will one SQL instance work whilst the other 2 are patched?
My change request to patch 3 SQL instances on the same server was denied because of one instance - they say a server reboot is fine, but not a few hours downtime.
Seeing as each instance is ...
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SQL Server Always-On Availability Groups Patching
My SQL server farm has been neglected with patching OS level & SQL server level (because they are critical systems, outages are hard to come by).
An option is to patch the secondary nodes of our ...
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Has my repair fixed incomplete patching?
I am patching a SQL2008R2 Express Edition instance. On the first failed attempt, all seemed to be fine - SQL loaded, dbs online, @@VERSION returned the expected results, but errors were found during ...
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SQL Cannot patch the latest CU4 for SQL 2014 SP3
I cannot patch the latest CU4 for SQL 2014 SP3. Checked "view installed program", 4500181 is already installed.
but when I use "Select @@version" against my SQL instance, it still shows "12.0.6259.0" ...
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CU8 for 2016SP2 error
When upgrading to CU8 on 2016SP2, I get the following error
Final result: The patch installer has failed to update the shared
features. To determine the reason for failure, review the log files.
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Does Service pack have all the changes in a cumulative update
I have always thought that all the changes in the CU's are rolled up into the next services pack. I recently was looking at changes in SQL 2016 SP2, and SQL 2016 CU15 for SP1.
I was surprised to see ...
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