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 Rollbacking a patch ???

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frank.svs
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

368 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-07 : 22:42:49
Hi All,

Can anyone share information about rollbacking a service pack?

What are pre-cautionary steps i can take in SQL 2005 ? and
What are pre-cautionary steps i can take in SQL 2008 ?
Assume that i have a cluster, then how to rollback a service on a sql cluster?

I can take a backup of the binaries and data file location before applying the serive pack.
Is that a way to rollback a service pack?

Thanks in Advance.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-08 : 11:43:37
You can't rollback. Ensure you test it. If you have someone very rare condition where a rollback is needed, then you'll need to uninstall/reinstall.

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jeffw8713
Aged Yak Warrior

819 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-08 : 16:25:08
You cannot rollback a service pack prior to SP1 of SQL Server 2008. I believe as of SP1 - there is the option of uninstalling the service pack.

If I were to run into that situation myself, I probably would end up performing a full uninstall/reinstall instead of taking the risk of breaking my system by rolling back a service pack.

Jeff
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