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When installing sql security update , do I need to install all security updates up until the latest update , or installing the latest update is sufficient
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Microsoft releases Cumulative Packas (CU) to update SQL Server. Every CU contains the prevous CU as well. So to answer your query, you can update the latest CU update pack, and all previous CUs will be part of it.
Hope this helps
Thanks for your response but I'm asking about security update only and not cu, does the latest security update covers all security updates and we only need to install the latest
From 2017 onwards all updates to SQL server is released as CU (Cumulative updates). In the update package, you will see CU as the filename, so it indicates it is cumulative. So for cumulative update packs, the updates include all previous updates.
for non cumulative, you need to update them all to get those updates applied to your server.
Hope this helps
Microsoft says it recommends applying the latest security updates and doesn't say all updates
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-servicing-updates?view=sql-server-ver16
See the Notes section.
To understand how the incremental updates work, please refer: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/sqlreleaseservices/announcing-updates-to-the-sql-server-incremental-servicing-model-ism
Hi @kK-2020 ,
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do I need to install all security updates up until the latest update , or installing the latest update is sufficient
CU updates – cumulatively contain all functional fixes and security updates for the given baseline. What you need to do is install the latest cumulative update.
Here is a related discussion: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/SqlServer/en-US/05058092-3692-45bd-a885-7cc5896882b1/whats-the-difference-in-a-gdr-a-cumulative-update-and-a-service-pack?forum=sqlsetupandupgrade
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Thanks for your response but I'm asking about security update only and not cu, does the latest security update covers all security updates and we only need to install the latest
Hi @kK-2020 ,
Sorry for my misreading. Now i answer your question.
YES. A service pack is a tested, cumulative set of all hotfixes and updates.
Here is a picture which may help you have a better understanding:
Best regards,
Seeya
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All SQL Server updates include all previous updates. You do not need to install more than the latest patch or security update.