Cumulative update 15 for SQL Server 2012 SP1

This article describes cumulative update package 15 (Build number: 11.0.3487.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This update contains hotfixes for issues that were fixed after the release of SQL Server 2012 SP1.

How to obtain this cumulative update package

Click "Hotfix Download Available" at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If the "Hotfix Request" page doesn't appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the cumulative update package.

Hotfixes that are included in this cumulative update package

VSTS bug number	KB article number	Description	Fix area
4106885	3036601	FIX: Add three stored procedures to clean up history that is created when you use SQL Server 2012 MDS	Master Data Services (MDS)

Notes for this update

Cumulative update

We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment.
We recommend that you apply the most recent update release .
- This cumulative package is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems.
- The most recent update release contains all the hotfixes and all the updates that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 update release.
We recommend that you upgrade your SQL Server to the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack .

Hybrid environments deployment

When you deploy the hotfixes to a hybrid environment (Such as AlwaysOn, replication, cluster, mirroring, and cluster), we recommend that you go and refer to the following articles before you deploy them:

SQL Server failover cluster rolling update and service pack process.

Note
If you do not want to use the rolling update process, follow these steps in order to apply a CU or SP:
1. Install the service pack on the passive node.
2. Install the service pack on the active node (This step requests service restart).
Upgrade and update of availability group servers that use minimal downtime and data loss.

Note
If you enabled AlwaysOn with SSISDB catalog for additional considerations about how to apply a CU or SP in these environments, see the information about SSIS with AlwaysOn.
How to apply a hotfix for SQL Server in a transactional replication and database mirroring topology
How to apply a hotfix for SQL Server in a replication topology
How to install service packs and hotfixes on an instance of SQL Server that is configured to use database mirroring
Overview of SQL Server Servicing Installation

Language support

Components updated

Support for this update

If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and to issues that do not qualify for this specific cumulative update package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, go to the Microsoft support website.

How to uninstall this update

Cumulative update package information

Prerequisites

To apply this cumulative update package, you must be running SQL Server 2012 SP1.

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this cumulative update package.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

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