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Patches and Updates: SharePoint 2010 - One Patch to Rule them all!

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So something that the SharePoint team has been working towards for awhile has finally come to fruition in the August CU this year. In the past it could be a real pain trying to figure out what patches were actually needed to get the different versions of SharePoint up to date and patched to the latest and greatest. Not anymore. At least, not in the case of any of the SharePoint 2010 versions. Sorry 2007 admins out there, there are reasons that 2007 has not been able to do this yet, but that is outside the scope of this article.

As of the August CU, SharePoint Server Packages are now Consolidated based on what SharePoint products you have installed. Running Microsoft SharePoint Foundation (MSF)? How about Microsoft SharePoint Server or SharePoint with Project Server 2010? Well your life just got a whole lot easier. There is now a CU Server Package for each of these that includes all products. We have a CU for just Foundation, One for Server that also includes the CU for Foundation, and even one for SharePoint + Project Server that includes all the patches for all 3 products! Also included are the language packs, etc… So you should truly have one SharePoint patch to apply when it comes to CU’s. The key to figuring out which ones contain all the needed patches is to look for the term Server-Package. These are the ones the contain multiple hotfix packages. Here are the relevant links for the August CU Server-Packages:

Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): August 31, 2010

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): August 31, 2010

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package, Project server-package): August 31, 2010

So each CU now contains the patches for the its base or dependent products. For example, You can’t have Microsoft SharePoint Server without having Foundation installed, so the MSS Patches now include all fixes for Foundation. Project Server Relies on SharePoint Server, so it includes all the MSS patches as well, and since again, MSS depends on Foundation, it also includes the foundation packages. So the SharePoint + Project CU Server-Package contains the updates for all three.

The easiest way to verify this is to look at the Files listed towards the bottom of the KB articles for each package. Notice that in the Foundation Server Package, you have the file STS-X-NONE.msp listed with all the files and versions that it will update in SharePoint Foundation Server. Then look at the MSS and MSS + Project Server KB’s and notice that the same STS-X-NONE.msp is listed as part of each package with the same files and version numbers. So each package contains the patches from it’s base or dependent products.

So now your life should be much easier when managing your 2010 SharePoint environments, well, at least the patching piece should be easier. Also for those wanting some more guidance around patching SharePoint 2010 in general including limiting downtime for High Availability etc… here you go:

Software updates overview (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article provides an overview of the software update process for SharePoint Server.

Prepare to deploy software updates (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article helps you determine which approach to use to update the servers or server farms in your environment, and lists the steps that you must take before you can start to install the update.

Install a software update (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article contains instructions for installing a software update and upgrading your content to that level.

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  • Anonymous
    August 18, 2011
    I have a question : When you read this post blogs.technet.com/.../sharepoint-2010-sp1-and-the-june-cumulative-update-for-sharepoint-2010.aspx "A separate topic of conversation is the order in which you should apply SharePoint Foundation vs. SharePoint Server Updates. Per the guidance from the SharePoint team, when applying SP1 or the CU it is recommended to apply the Foundation packages before applying the server packages. The recommended order of installation is as follows: Update Foundation first: SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Foundation 2010 Language Pack June 2011 CU for SharePoint Foundation 2010 Then SharePoint Server: SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 for Server Language Pack 2010 June 2011 CU for SharePoint Server 2010" It seems we must apply CU for SPF and after CU for SPS. Do you know what i must do ?

  • Anonymous
    September 20, 2011
    In your links to the updates you write "MOSS server-package", this is wrong AFAIK as the MOSS acronym has been discontinued and shall not be used with Sharepoint 2010 (As there is no "Office" in "Microsoft Sharepoint Server"). I didn't hear about a new "official" acronym but have seen MSS2010 or SPS2010 (for Server) - personally I prefer the latter,

  • Anonymous
    February 14, 2012
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