Users running SP2 have just over a year of support remaining until a move to SP3 is required.

Extended support (which requires an install of SP3) goes to July 2026. Service Pack 3, which contains CU1 through 17, also comes hot on the heels of the end of mainstream support for the product in July. How many, how much?īest not mention CU2 for SQL Server 2019 then, which broke that little-used component: SQL Server Agent. Servicing stack updates (SSU) makes sure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. SQL Server developers face huge royalty bills.

Cumulative Update 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 breaks SQL Server Agent.'Yes,' was the unsurprising and cheery response, 'CUs for all versions of SQL Server are tested to the same levels of Service Packs,' and 'you should plan to install a CU with the same level of confidence you plan to install SPs as they are released.' But what of quality? 'Will the testing and resulting quality levels of CUs be the same as SPs?' asked an FAQ in Microsoft's earlier posting on the topic.

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