cumulative updates

• didier41

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  February 24, 2011 at 10:23 am

  #247260

  Are Cumulative Updates really cumulative? I have SQL Server 2008 R2. If there are bugs that can be

  fixed by cumulative updates, do I directly use the required update, ex CU4, or do I need to update each Cumulative Update

  in order till the required update has been applied(CU 1,2,3 and then 4)?

  w.r.t this I found advice on slipstreaming to bypass applying each CU in order. But, slipstream looks to be

  oriented toward failed installs or potential SQL Server install bugs, rather than as a method to bypass applying each update

  sequentially.

  So

  1) If I need CU4, can I update CU4 directly over my 2008 R2 RTM?

  2) Can slipstreaming be used for pathcing when an install has already been completed?

• mazzz

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  February 24, 2011 at 10:26 am

  #1291110

  1) They are cummulative, and applying CU4 would get you 1,2 and 3 included

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