KB4024304 - Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2016

Cumulative updates (CU) are now available at the Microsoft Download Center.

Only the most recent CU that was released for SQL Server 2016 is available at the Download Center.

• Each new CU contains all the fixes that were included with the previous CU for the installed version/Service Pack of SQL Server.

• Microsoft recommends ongoing, proactive installation of CUs as they become available:

  • SQL Server CUs are certified to the same levels as Service Packs, and should be installed at the same level of confidence.

  • Historical data shows that a significant number of support cases involve an issue that has already been addressed in a released CU.

  • CUs may contain added value over and above hotfixes. This includes supportability, manageability, and reliability updates.

• Just as for SQL Server service packs, we recommend that you test CUs before you deploy them to production environments.

• We recommend that you upgrade your SQL Server installation to the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack.

When you deploy the hotfixes to a hybrid environment (such as Always On, replication, cluster, and mirroring), we recommend that you refer to the following articles before you deploy the hotfixes:

• Upgrade a failover cluster instance

  Note

  If you don't want to use the rolling update process, follow these steps to apply a CU or SP:
  
  1. Install the service pack on the passive node.
  
  2. Install the service pack on the active node (requires a service restart).

• Upgrade availability group replicas

  Note

  If you enabled Always On with SSISDB catalog, see the information about SSIS with Always On for more information about how to apply a CU or SP in these environments.

• Apply a hotfix for SQL Server in a transactional replication and database mirroring topology

• Apply a hotfix for SQL Server in a replication topology

• Upgrading Mirrored Instances

• Install SQL Server Servicing Updates

• SQL Server Cumulative Updates are currently multilingual. Therefore, this cumulative update package isn't specific to one language. It applies to all supported languages.

• The "Download the latest cumulative update package for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 now" form displays the languages for which the update package is available. If you don't see your language, that's because a cumulative update package isn't available for specifically for that language and the ENU download applies to all languages.

One cumulative update package includes all the component packages. However, the cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.

If other 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 don't 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.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs.

   Note

   If you are running Windows 7 or a later version, select Programs and Features in Control Panel.

2. Locate the entry that corresponds to this cumulative update package.

3. Press and hold (or right-click) the entry, and then select Uninstall.

To apply this cumulative update package, you must be running SQL Server 2016.

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

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you don't have to make any changes to the registry.

This cumulative update package may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This package contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it's converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

x86-based versions

SQL Server 2016 Browser Service

SQL Server 2016 Database Services Common Core

SQL Server 2016 Data Quality

SQL Server 2016 sql_tools_extensions

x64-based versions

SQL Server 2016 Browser Service

SQL Server 2016 Business Intelligence Development Studio

SQL Server 2016 Writer

SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services

SQL Server 2016 Database Services Common Core

SQL Server 2016 Data Quality

SQL Server 2016 Database Services Core Instance

SQL Server 2016 Database Services Core Shared

SQL Server 2016 sql_extensibility

SQL Server 2016 Full-Text Engine

SQL Server 2016 sql_inst_mr

SQL Server 2016 Integration Services

SQL Server 2016 sql_polybase_core_inst

SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services

SQL Server 2016 sql_shared_mr

SQL Server 2016 sql_tools_extensions