This article contains important information to read before you install Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 (SP2). It describes how to get the service pack, the list of fixes that are included in the service pack, how to select the correct download based on your currently installed version, and a list of copyright attributions for the product.
Note This article serves as a single source of information to locate all documentation that's related to this service pack. It includes all the information that you previously found in the release notes and Readme.txt files.
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How to get SQL Server 2014 SP2
SQL Server 2014 SP2 is available for download at the SQL Server 2014 SP2 download page. You can download SQL Server 2014 SP2 Feature Pack here.
Note After you install the service pack, the SQL Server service version should be reflected as 12.0.5000.0.
List of fixes included in SQL Server 2014 SP2
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 service packs are cumulative updates. SQL Server 2014 SP2 upgrades all editions and service levels of SQL Server 2014 to SQL Server 2014 SP2. In addition to the fixes that are listed in this article, SQL Server 2014 SP2 includes hotfixes that were included in SQL Server 2014 SP1 CU1 to SQL Server 2014 SP1 CU7 .
For more information about the cumulative updates that are available in SQL Server 2014, see SQL Server 2014 build versions .
Notes
- Additional fixes that aren't documented here may also be included in the service pack.
- This list will be updated when more articles are released.
For more information about the bugs that are fixed in SQL Server 2014 SP2, go to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles.
Additional resolutions
Resolutions to the following issues are also included in SQL Server 2014 SP2.
| VSTS bug number | Description |
|---|---|
| 6650726 | Unable to rename column in table even though CDC is no longer enabled. |
| 6810365 | Print the table name and PK value of the row for 20598 error in msdistribution_history |
| 6810368 | Print the Cmd that caused querytimeout errors without the need for verbose logging |
| 6821167 | Provide easy way to print "change_tracking_hardened_cleanup_version" and "safe_cleanup_version" for procedure "sys.sp_flush_commit_table_on_demand" |
| 6925734 | Rebuild Index on 2012/2014 removes corresponding usage stats in sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats (regression from 2008 R2) |
| 6943695 | Log reader Asserts and dumps when destination table is an empty string |
| 3988550 | Presence of batch sort / optimized nested loop operators result in extreme memory grants - causes server stability & performance issues |
| 3781287 | Query_hash defined as UNIT64, doesn't match XEvent query_hash and query_hash from sys.dm_exec_query_stats defined as varbinary |
| 7168415 | The user does not have ALTER TRACE permission could not run DELETE command on table with filters in merge replication |
| 7343398 | Error executing business rule when the field name is too long |
| 6167933 | Provide a method to find out the TLS/SSL protocol used by the client connection |
| 6588970 | Dutch FTS using forms OfInflectional not working as expected |
| 6588974 | Load logic for msxmlsql.dll leads to spurious "Failed to verify Authenticode signature" message |
| 2128386 | SqlCmd quits without error with combination of embedded comments and curly braces ( 2 votes ) |
| 2288369 | Creating non-clustered index causes DBCC CheckDB With Extended_Logical_Checks to raise corruption error |
| 5052858 | YYYY/MM/DD format for DATE not handled in BCP (unlike legacy Datetime) |
| 5783955 | NULL values are ignored after altering a column from text to varchar(max) |
| 6589326 | EKM DEK failing to initialize for keys with thumbprint less than maximum size |
| 6616118 | Access violation when updating incremental statistics after removing partitions CPartitionFn::CPartitionFn |
| 6589000 | set statistics io on' does not show sort's worktable statistics |
Select the correct file to download and install
The SQL Server 2014 SP2 download page contains the system requirements for installing SQL Server 2014 SP2 and basic installation instructions. For additional documentation about how to upgrade installed 2014 SP2 components with a SQL Server 2014 servicing update, see Install SQL Server 2014 Servicing Updates.
Use the following table to identify the location and name of the file to download based on your currently installed version. The download pages provide system requirements and basic installation instructions.
| Version you currently have installed | Action you want to take | File to download and install |
|---|---|---|
| A 32-bit version of any edition of SQL Server 2014 | Upgrade to the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x86-ENU.exe from here |
| A 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 RTM or SP1 Express | Upgrade to the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 Express SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x86-ENU.exe from here |
| A 32-bit version of only the client and manageability tools for SQL Server 2014 (including SQL Server 2014 Management Studio) | Upgrade the client and manageability tools to the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe from here |
| A 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 Management Studio Express | Upgrade to the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 Management Studio Express | SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe from here |
| A 32-bit version of any edition of SQL Server 2014 and a 32-bit version of the client and manageability tools (including SQL Server 2014 RTM Management Studio) | Upgrade all products to the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x86-ENU.exe from here |
| A 32-bit version of one or more tools from the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 RTM Feature Pack or the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 Feature Pack | Upgrade the tools to the 32-bit version of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Feature Pack | One or more files from Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Feature Pack |
| No 32-bit installation of SQL Server 2014 Management Studio | Install 32-bit SQL Server 2014 Management Studio including SP2 | SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe from here |
| No 32-bit version of SQL Server 2014 Express | Install 32-bit SQL Server 2014 Express including SP2 | SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of any edition of SQL Server 2014 | Upgrade to the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x64-ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 RTM or SP1 Express | Upgrade to the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x64-ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of only the client and manageability tools for SQL Server 2014 (including SQL Server 2014 Management Studio) | Upgrade the client and manageability tools to the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 Management Studio Express | Upgrade to the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 Management Studio Express | SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of any edition of SQL Server 2014 and a 64-bit version of the client and manageability tools (including SQL Server 2014 RTM Management Studio) | Upgrade all products to the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 SP2 | SQLServer2014SP2-KB3171021-x64-ENU.exe from here |
| A 64-bit version of one or more tools from the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 RTM Feature Pack or the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 Feature Pack | Upgrade the tools to the 64-bit version of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Feature Pack | One or more files from Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Feature Pack |
| No 64-bit installation of SQL Server 2014 Management Studio | Install 64-bit SQL Server 2014 Management Studio including SP2 | SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe from here |
| No 64-bit version of SQL Server 2014 Express | Install 64-bit SQL Server 2014 Express including SP2 | SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe from here |
For more information about how to upgrade your SQL Server installation to SQL Server 2014 SP2, see Supported Version and Edition Upgrades.
Copyright attributions
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References
For more information about how to determine the current SQL Server version and edition, select the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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How to identify your SQL Server version and edition
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