Cumulative Update #1 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3

Dear Customers,

Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP3.   SQL Server 2008 SP3 Cumulative Update 1 contains fixes released in SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU 5 & 6.  For customers upgrading to Service Pack 3 from SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU5 (Build 10.00.4316.00) or CU6 (Build 10.00.4321.0) should consider applying SQL Server 2008 SP3 CU 1 to ensure fixes resident on the system are available post upgrade.

To assist customers in locating hotfix solutions when migrating from SQL Server 2008 SP2 servicing releases to SQL Server 2008 SP3 we have created the table below...

I am on …

SQL Server 2008 SP2 orSQL Server 2008 SP2 CU1 to CU4

SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU5 to CU6

SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU7 or later

Version 10.00.4000 to 10.00.4285.00

Version 10.00.4286.00 to 10.00.4321.00

Version 10.00.4322.00 or later

Fixes include in …

SQL Server 2008 SP3

SQL Server 2008 SP3 CU1

SQL Server 2008 SP3 CU2 or later*

* Please Note: There is no direct alignment of fixes from SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU7 or later into a SQL Server 2008 SP3 CU2 or later releases.

Sincerely,

Abhishek Sinha
Program Manager
SQL Server Sustained Engineering