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Announcing SQL Server 2017 Cumulative Update 8 (Update: Food Edition)

5 years ago
Brent Ozar
SQL Server 2017, Updates
14 Comments

On the page to download the latest Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2017, you can now download Cumulative Update 8.

Oh I know. You’re reading the page, and it says Cumulative Update 7. They’re lying. When you click Download, you’ll get a file called KB4338363, which will apply build 14.0.3029.16 to your SQL Server.

I can’t tell you what’s in it because the KB article isn’t published yet, but looks like it’ll be here later: Cumulative Update 8, build 14.0.3029.16.

I’m publishing this now anyway because I’m hungry, and I am going to Cruz Blanca for tacos. My tacos will not wait. So here’s your half-baked Cumulative Update post, and I will go have a fully prepared taco.

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Friday afternoon taco photo, crispy pork belly al pastor with wood-grilled pineapple. Enjoy with a cold cerveza. . #tacos #cerveza #taqueria #brewery #craftbeer #timeoutchicago #eaterchicago #eeeeeats #312food #westloop #craftbeerweek #foodnom

A post shared by Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taquería (@cruzblancachi) on May 18, 2018 at 2:37pm PDT

Update 2018/06/20, after dinner – tacos were excellent. Microsoft’s Pedro Lopes checked in in the comments:

“You simply tapped into the release process while the pages are still out of synch with the new packages. That happens for a few hours worst case.”

So I’m sure it’ll be fine soon. I apologize for tapping into the release process. I didn’t realize I had such hacking powers. If you need me, I’ll be over here with Sandra Bullock, fighting off the Praetorians.

Update 2018/06/21 6AM – I awoke, hungry, but before heading out for breakfast, I checked in with the download page again. Microsoft’s getting closer: it now accurately says that it’s Cumulative Update 8, but the KB article with the contents is still a 404, so we don’t know what we’re gonna get.

I’m surprised the robots don’t handle this automatically during the build process. I keep hearing about how they’re going to take my job. They should probably focus a little more on doing their own job first. I can almost hear ’em: “We’re going to completely automate database administration – as soon as we can figure out how to publish this web page!”

Meanwhile, I’m still hungry. Little Goat Diner opens at 7AM. I think I’ll be having the Fat Elvis waffles. I tell ya, it’s hard to go wrong on Randolph St here in Chicago, tons of great places.

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Our Fat Elvis Waffles are fit for a *KING*. Sweet and salty in every bite. Perfect addition to your Sunday Brunch.

A post shared by Little Goat Diner (@littlegoatdiner) on Jun 3, 2018 at 8:39am PDT

Update 2018/06/20 Noon: – Not all my meals are first class. In particular, this one is literally Economy Plus, as I’m flying cross country on airline miles with Erika. Lunch consists of beef jerky.

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Lunch. They can’t all be gourmet meals. Back in Economy Plus because Erika and I are flying on frequent flier miles this trip, heading to San Diego to pick out where we’ll move to next month.

A post shared by Brent Ozar (@brento) on Jun 21, 2018 at 9:47am PDT

The CU8 description page is still not published.

Update 2018/06/20 After Lunch: We have liftoff! The Cumulative Update 8 page is alive.

Brent Ozarhttp://sqlserverupdates.com
I make Microsoft SQL Server faster and more reliable. I love teaching, travel, and laughing.
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14 Comments. Leave new

  • Pedro Lopes
    June 20, 2018 9:16 pm

    SQL Server 2017 CU8 was not announced yet. Please refer to the official Release Blog at https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/ for information about any and all SQL Server updates.

    Reply
    • Brent Ozar
      June 20, 2018 9:19 pm

      It wasn’t announced by Microsoft – but it was RELEASED. The patch is out, as is the Docker image.

      Rant incoming: lemme rephrase what Microsoft just did. They put an exe out, labeled it as something incorrect (the download page really clearly said “Download Cumulative Update 7”), and somebody’s going to download it, not understanding that they’re getting a different exe. That’s bad.

      Reply
  • Pedro Lopes
    June 20, 2018 10:44 pm

    You simply tapped into the release process while the pages are still out of synch with the new packages. That happens for a few hours worst case.

    Reply
    • Brent Ozar
      June 20, 2018 11:14 pm

      Maybe if you spent more time working and less time commenting on my blog, the KB would be posted by now instead of still being a 404 hours later. 😉

      Reply
    • Brent Ozar
      June 21, 2018 12:46 am

      Four hours now. So I guess this is officially the worst case when it comes to Cumulative Update deployments. 😉

      Reply
    • Mark Freeman
      June 21, 2018 3:50 pm

      Pedro, still a 404 error a day later.

      Reply
  • Joe Obbish
    June 21, 2018 4:43 pm

    I’ve love to talk about the fixes in CU8, but it looks like that still isn’t possible yet. So, how was breakfast?

    Reply
    • Brent Ozar
      June 21, 2018 4:44 pm

      Joe – it was great. I’m now eating a snack of beef jerky as I fly from Chicago to San Diego, but I’m not sure if we can count that as a meal. I should update the post to include a picture though.

      Reply
  • Joe Obbish
    June 21, 2018 4:49 pm

    Glad to hear it. Looking forward to exploring the San Diego food scene?

    Maybe we need a new SQL Server benchmark. What do you think of “Number of meals Brent can eat between publication of the CU and publication of the documentation”? Is this the baseline?

    Reply
    • Brent Ozar
      June 21, 2018 4:55 pm

      Yeah, we’ve been to SD maybe half a dozen times in the last couple of years. Our favorite spot is Island Prime – really good steaks, seafoods, salads, and views. We’re headed there for dinner tonight – hey, that might even end up in this post too!

      Reply
  • Mark Freeman
    June 21, 2018 7:03 pm

    The link finally works! But it shows all updates in the CU, no listing of what’s new in this CU vs. the previous one.

    Reply
    • Aaron Bertrand
      June 22, 2018 1:05 pm

      Only new fixes are listed. Do you see a fix in CU8 that is also listed in a previous CU?

      Reply
  • Greg
    June 22, 2018 5:29 am

    It’s probably one of those release they can’t wait to forget. “Access Denied
    You don’t have permission to access “http://support.microsoft.com/help/4338363″ on this server.”

    Reply
    • Aaron Bertrand
      June 22, 2018 1:05 pm

      I can’t open KBs in Chrome. Something about cookie length. Try in a different browser.

      Reply

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