SQL 2008 SP2 installation

Dear Experts,
We recently under gone SAP Post go-live check. In the report SAP suggested for database patch updation.i am using standalone server,my SAP application is CRM 7. and database SQL 2008 SP1. I plan to install SQL 2008 SP2 . please answer me for the following Questions .
1) Is it really need to stop SAP application while installing SQL 2008 SP2
2) is it need to install SAP 2008 SP1 CU6 before installing SQL 2008 SP2.
let me know any steps to follow to upgrade SQL 2008 Swevice pack.
Thanks
Jyothish

Its not mandatory to update Cumulative updates (CU). You can apply SP2 without updating CU.
Cumulative updates (CU) are released by Microsoft every couple months. A CU contains fixes for issues in SQL Server, and it allows Microsoft to distribute fixes in between releases of Service Packs which come out a lot less frequently. CUs are intended to correct very specific problems. Microsoft recommends that CUs are applied only to systems that are experiencing the specific problems identified in the documentation for the CUs.
1495826 - Cumulative Updates for Microsoft SQL Server
Regards
Siva

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Error Code 0x85640002: There was a failure to calculate the applicability of setting LICENSEPATH
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Overall summary:
Final result:                  Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal):           -2057043966
Exit facility code:            1380
Exit error code:               2
Exit message:                  There was a failure to calculate the applicability of setting LICENSEPATH.
Start time:                    2014-02-28 10:58:49
End time:                      2014-02-28 10:58:58
Requested action:              RunRules
Exception help link:           http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.2100.60&EvtType=0x0BA02FC6%400x294A9FD9&EvtType=0x0BA02FC6%400x294A9FD9
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Machine name:                  xxxxxxx
Machine processor count:       2
OS version:                    Windows Server 2008 R2
OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
OS region:                     U.A.E.
OS language:                   English (United States)
OS architecture:               x64
Process architecture:          64 Bit
OS clustered:                  No
Package properties:
Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2012
ProductName:                   SQL Server 2012
Type:                          RTM
Version:                       11
SPLevel:                       0
Installation location:         D:\x64\setup\
Installation edition:
User Input Settings:
ACTION:                        RunRules
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
ENU:                           true
FEATURES:
HELP:                          false
INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
INSTANCENAME:                  <empty>
PID:                           *****
QUIET:                         true
QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
RULES:                         GlobalRules
UIMODE:                        Normal
X86:                           false
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Culture ID 3072 (0x0C00) is not a supported culture.
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Yes, mapping the network drive on the install PC works, technically. Unfortunately, it doesn't resolve my core problem for two reasons.
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Hi Sofiya,
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Please mark this reply as the answer or vote as helpful, as appropriate, to make it useful for other readers

SQL 2008 R2 SP2 release to WSUS

Hello,
With the recent release of SQL 2008 R2 SP2 I was curious as to when Microsoft will be pushing it out to WSUS services? I've already done some testing in our environment with a manual download of it, but I was hoping to release it to my production servers
for a upcoming maintenance night through the proper channels in WSUS. I haven't been able to find any further details on the average release to WSUS time-frame, so I was hoping someone here could shed some light on the matter.
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Hi everyone, here is the official word on this from Microsoft
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Between June 21 2012 and August 14th 2012, the internal servers which sign Microsoft software were misconfigured, as a result the signatures on a significant number of internally and externally distributed software
by Microsoft will expire prematurely on 01/10/2013 . The result of the signature expiration is that software binaries will be viewed as untrusted, causing them to be invalidated by Microsoft Update, fail installation, and/or detected by 3rd party security
software. This issue is not limited to Windows operating systems nor is it limited to Security Updates; it may have unexpected consequences across all products, as a full listing of affected products is still under investigation. Depending on how the
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I got sql server 2014 upgrade advisor up and running on a windows 2012 vm and every thing works fine, but I am having trouble installing it locally for a SSRS Box. The SSRS box is running windows 2008 sp2 enterprise edition, but when I try
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Hi jesse,
Welcome to the forum :-)
Can you please clarify your issue in more details. I did not understand what you are doing. What do you mean by "installing it locally for a SSRS Box". Do you mean that you are trying a simple installation which do not work, and raise an error?
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Any known issues with SCOM 2007 R2 after upgrading to SP2 for SQL 2008 R2 ?

Are there any known or reported issues in SCOM 2007 R2 after installing SP2 for SQL server 2008 R2 ? Currently running RTM version of SQL Server 2008 R2.

Hi There,
As a testing purpose long time back i did this. I did this step by step
I installed SCOM 2007R2 with SQL server 2008 with SP1 initially.
Then upgraded to 2008 SP2.
Then upgraded to 2008 SP3
Then upgraded to 2008 R2.
Then upgraded to 2008 R2 SP1
Finally to SP2
I dint find any issue.
I just kept on adding service packs upon each other. Except for upgradation to 2008 to 2008 r2 i used the installation media then the SP1 & SP2 files. to upgrade to service packs.
If you want to go to directly SP2 i would suggest you install SP1 and then install SP2.
Every thing is fine in the LAB equipment i tried this.
Gautam.75801

SQL 2008 R2 SP2, CU 1 : There are no SQL Server instances or shared features that can be updated on this computer

Hi, I know this has been posted before, but I couldn't find a solution. Currently I have a SQL 2008 R2 SP2 Enterprise 2 node cluster.
I want to keep it updated, and downloaded CU 1 from here:
http://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com
Version from query:
Product Version       Service Pack       Edition
10.50.4033.0          SP2                    Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
When running the installation, I get the window attached.
Any clues?

As per the message you can only update your instance with a CU/KB if the build number will be above 10.52.4321.0 (which seems to be your current build) . As per
http://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.co.uk/ you already have the latest one available for SQL Server. Hence you wont be able to install anything unless Microsoft comes up with a new CU :)
It seems this is what you already have -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2977319/en-us
Now opening any KB article for any CU will have this portion Eg the KB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917531 has the below.
Installation and deployment
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment.
            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 updates in
this 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 2012 service pack
      (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2755533/            )
             that contains the hotfixes in this package.
Regards, Ashwin Menon My Blog - http:\\sqllearnings.com

Data Services 4.0 installation with MS SQL 2008

hey guys,
I am trying to install data services 4.0 on a windows server with MS SQL database as the repository database. So, my plan was to install MS SQL 2008 first, then IPS, then data services. But i am facing a problem in installation of MS SQL itself. I installed MS SQL with following features - database engine, client tools and management tools. The installation process was smooth and the sql server services (server and agent) both startup just fine. I installed a custom instance for the same.
But problem is when I open the management studio and try to connect to the database engine, it does not connect, I choose database engine as the server type, local hostname as the server name and windows authentication as the authentican type but it fails with the following error:
TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to <myservername>.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=MicrosoftSQLServer&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=53&LinkId=20476
BUTTONS:
OK
Any clues as to what is causing this ??? Or is it normal at this stage of installation ?? I am confused. I have already tried to reinstall the server, no good, nothing in the event logs either.
Thanks,
RS

resolved via following:
In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, on the IP Addresses tab, several IP addresses appear in the format IP1, IP2, up to IPAll. One of these is for the IP address of the loopback adapter, 127.0.0.1. Additional IP addresses appear for each IP Address on the computer. Right-click each address, and then click Properties to identify the IP address that you want to configure.
If the TCP Dynamic Ports dialog box contains 0, indicating the Database Engine is listening on dynamic ports, delete the 0.u201D
Once I deleted those zeros and put in 1433 for TCP ports on each IP address, voila!

SQL 2008 SP2 installation

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