

The CU releases on a two-month cadence while the product and service pack are in mainstream support. As the nature of the request, these releases do not follow a regular cadence.ĬU (Cumulative Update): CU releases are non-critical requests that provide fixes for isolated issues not affecting key business functionality. Hotfix is released in two major types:ĬOD (Critical On Demand) or OD (On Demand): COD or OD releases are reserved for critical customer requests where key business functionality is impaired from the issue encountered. Hotfix: Hotfix releases are typically for fixes to isolated issues not affecting a large customer base while the product is in mainstream support. GDR (General Distribution Release): GDR releases are reserved for those key fixes identified by SQL Server support to potentially affect a broad customer base. SQL Server software update packages typically fall into two major release types: Clear identification of the language and SQL Server version for which the software update package is applicable.Įach software update package that is selected at download time is contained within a self-extracting executable that facilitates easy installation and deployment of the software update package.


This article describes naming schema and fix area for SQL Server software update packages. Naming schema and Fix area descriptions for SQL Server software update packages
