Applies ToSQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition for Small Business SQL Server 2008 R2 Web SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup

INTRODUCTION

This article describes cumulative update package 7 for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This update contains hotfixes for issues that were fixed after the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2.Note The build number of the cumulative update package is 10.50.4286.0.We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new update release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 update release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent update release. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2730301 The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 was released

Important notes about this cumulative update package

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 hotfixes are now multilingual. Therefore, this cumulative update package is not specific to one language. It applies to all supported 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.

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How to obtain this cumulative update package

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, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the cumulative update is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a cumulative update package is not available for that language.

Hotfixes that are included in this cumulative update package

Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that discuss these hotfixes will be released as they become available. For more information about the SQL Server issues, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

VSTS bug number

KB article number

Description

1233999

2705236

FIX: An access violation occurs when you run a query that both uses the PIVOT operator and uses parallelism in the query execution plan in SQL Server 2008, in SQL Server 2008 R2 or in SQL Server 2012

1242501

2792921

Description of new features in SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2

1226970

2793580

FIX: An update is available that enables you to exclude system databases from Query Statistics collection sets when you use the management data warehouse in SQL Server 2008 R2 or in SQL Server 2008

1332980

2812884

FIX: Index size increases significantly after you rebuild the index online and the RCSI is enabled in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2

1324489

2820952

FIX: Query on a role playing dimension returns incorrect results in SSAS 2008, SSAS 2012 or SSAS 2008 R2

1254669

2828205

FIX: SQL Server may freeze when an instance of SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 is shut down

1263030

2837247

FIX: W3WP.exe process stops unexpectedly when multiple merge replication subscribers synchronize at the same time in SQL Server 2008 R2

1324501

2844196

FIX: Not all results are returned when you search for phrases by using Full-Text search in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2

1292313

2847467

FIX: Poor performance when you run a query that uses the LIKE operator in the WHERE clause in SQL Server 2008 R2

1316736

2849351

FIX: Error 3241 when you run RESTORE FILELISTONLY statement in SQL Server 2008 R2

1268469

2854420

FIX: An UnhandledReportRenderingException error occurs when a report is rendered in Report Manager in SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2

1224672

2837604

FIX: Access violation when you run queries that use the sys.dm_server_services DMV multiple times on several UNION clauses in SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2008 R2

Cumulative update package information

Prerequisites

To apply this cumulative update package, you must be running SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2527041 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2008 R2

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.

How to uninstall this cumulative update package

To uninstall this cumulative update package, follow these steps:

  1. In Control Panel, open the Add or Remove Programs item. Note If you are running Windows 7, open the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

  2. Locate the entry that was installed by this cumulative update package.

  3. Right-click the entry, and then click Uninstall.

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 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

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