INTRODUCTION
Cumulative Update 5 contains hotfixes for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 issues that have been fixed since the release of SQL Server 2008 R2.
Note This build of this cumulative update package is also known as build 10.50.1753.0.
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
981356 The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 was released
Important notes about the cumulative update package
- The hotfixes in this cumulative update package is included in SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) .
- SQL Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are now multilanguage. Therefore, there is only one cumulative hotfix package for all languages.
- One cumulative hotfix package includes all the component packages. The cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.
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How to obtain Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2008 R2
A supported cumulative update package is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. This cumulative update package may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by any of these problems, we recommend that you wait for the next SQL Server 2008 R2 service pack that contains the hotfixes in this cumulative update package.
If the cumulative update is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the cumulative update package.
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and 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, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
SQL Server 2008 hotfixes that are included in Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that discuss these hotfixes will be released as they become available.
For more information about the SQL Server bugs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
| VSTS bug number | KB article number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 561808 | 942712 | FIX: The W3WP.exe process of Internet Information Services stops unexpectedly when you configure a merge replication that uses Web synchronization in SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 621237 | 975752 | FIX: "ConnConnectAndSetCryptoForXpstar failed (0)"error message occurs when you try to start the SQL Server Agent service from a Remote Desktop session in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 548994 | 982564 | FIX: You cannot run Data Profile Viewer to open a data profile in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 when the server does not have the Integration Services component installed |
| 561818 | 982808 | A drillthrough report may not work incorrectly correctly if the "Prompt for credentials" option is used in the data sources in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Service or in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services |
| 561747 | 2214666 | FIX: An SSIS package that uses the Unpivot transformation may produce inconsistent results in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 561753 | 2256829 | FIX: A certain number of the last XML columns may not be replicated correctly if you use web synchronization for merge replication in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 561759 | 2260502 | FIX: Query performance decreases after you upgrade to SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 from SQL Server 2000 if the query uses a user-defined scalar function |
| 561792 | 2287990 | FIX: The "Derived Column" transformation may produce incorrect results when you run a package in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Integration Services |
| 561790 | 2292725 | FIX: You experience decreased performance when you run an MDX query in SQL Server 2008 SP1 that has cumulative update 5 or a later version of the update package installed |
| 571992 | 2295460 | Fix: Replication error message when you register a custom resolver to a merge replication in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2008 if a BIGINT column contains a NULL value |
| 571988 | 2295878 | FIX: LOB pages that are allocated in a failed INSERT statement may not be reclaimed after you apply SQL Server 2005 SP3 or SQL Server 2008 SP1 |
| 561784 | 2297709 | FIX: An error message may occur when you run a "BULK INSERT" query on a database that uses the "BULK_LOGGED" or "SIMPLE" recovery model in SQL Server 2008 |
| 561788 | 2306162 | FIX: Poor performance and some occasional non-yielding scheduler errors occur when you create a complex view that references a large amount of nested views or tables in SQL Server 2008 |
| 561794 | 2344600 | FIX: "Non-yielding Scheduler" error may occur when you use the CONTAINSTABLE function together with many OR and AND predicates in SQL Server 2008 |
| 561796 | 2352413 | FIX: Query failure and an "Invalid column name" error message occur when you run a linked server query to another instance of SQL Server 2008 |
| 561743 | 2379466 | FIX: "0x84B10001" error code, SQL Server 2008 Setup failure, and an unhandled exception occur when you run SQL Server 2008 Setup |
| 621235 | 2380361 | FIX: Error message when you run the "sp_createstats" stored procedure in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 if the table contains a nondeterministic computed column |
| 621231 | 2404865 | FIX: High CPU usage when you run a SQL Server Agent job in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 if a column of a dynamic SELECT statement has a value that is many characters long |
| 572008 | 2407172 | FIX: An exception occurs before the error output for invalid data of an "XML Source" task is redirected in SSIS 2005 or SSIS 2008 |
| 621233 | 2412203 | "Bulk Insert with another outstanding result set should be run with XACT_ABORT on" error message may occur when you run a DTC or MARS transaction in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 572015 | 2413430 | FIX: "Cannot locate version record and page is not allocated" error message occurs when you rebuild an index by using the ONLINE option in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2008 |
| 560662 | 2422010 | FIX: A memory leak occurs when you use SQL Server Native Client 10.5 to run prepared statements in an instance of SQL Server |
| 564121 | 2428310 | FIX: You may receive inconsistent results when you use the APPLY operator in a query in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 621239 | 2428916 | FIX: A performance condition alert is incorrectly raised in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 if a case-sensitive collation is configured |
| 621229 | 2430162 | FIX: "The expression contains a function that cannot operate on a set with more than 4,294,967,296 tuples" error message occurs when you try to run an MDX query in SSAS 2008 or in SSAS 2008 R2 |
| 568300 | 2431178 | FIX: Error message and the report is not printed from the Report Manager website in SSRS 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 if you use Internet Explorer Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 8 |
| 621225 | 2431212 | FIX: MHTML-formatted reports are not compliant with section 1194.22 of the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards when you use SSRS 2008 or SSRS 2008 R2 to generate the report |
| 621241 | 2432235 | FIX: High memory consumption may occur when you rebuild a single partition of the heap table in SQL Server 2008 |
| 572059 | 2444085 | FIX: "Transaction is already aborted (WinMgmt)" error when you run DTC transactions from BizTalk Server 2009 to SQL Server 2008 R2 if event notifications are enabled |
| 568305 | 2445751 | FIX: "An error occurred during this operation" error when you print a report from a SharePoint Server 2010 website in Internet Explorer 8 |
| 621254 | 2446036 | FIX: MOF compilation errors occur and Setup fails for SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| 577525 | 2448991 | FIX: The variables of an SSIS 2008 or 2005 package are evaluated incorrectly when you run the package in parallel |
| 609268 | 2452564 | FIX: Report server project error in a build, clean, or preview operation in SQL Server 2008 R2 BIDS |
| 612738 | 2455614 | FIX: BIDS for SQL Server 2008 R2 responds very slowly when you design an MDX query that has many query parameters |
| 612910 | 2456499 | FIX: Error message when you try to execute a semantic query that is based on a report model project that uses a SQL Server 2008 R2 PDW database as the data source |
| 551035 | 2458438 | FIX: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis introduces new trace events to track resource usage and locking activity in SQL Server Profiler |
| 619190 | 2462084 | FIX: An Excel worksheet has unexpected automatic subtotals when you export a SSRS 2008 R2 report that uses the visibility toggle feature to an Excel file |
| 620430 | 2463203 | FIX: An analytic grid that is connected to SSAS 2008 R2 returns incorrect data when you apply a filter to the analytic grid in PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer |
| 618731 | 2476357 | FIX: A Drillthrough report is not displayed if you install CU3 for a SSRS 2008 R2–based add-in application on a SharePoint 2010 server |
| 649242 | 2496375 | FIX: "Could not open global shared memory to communicate with performance DLL" warning when you run an SSIS 2008 or SSIS 2008 R2 package on a computer that is running Windows XP |
Cumulative update package information
Restart information
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this cumulative update.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
How to uninstall the cumulative update package
To uninstall the cumulative update package, follow these steps:
In Control Panel, open the
Add or Remove Programs
item.Click
Change or Remove Programs
.To see all the updates for the SQL Server 2008 R2 installation, click to select the
Show Updates
check box.Uninstall the cumulative hotfix package.
References
For more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
935897
An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems
For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499
New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates