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    The document outlines steps for installing SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) across development, test, and production environments. It involves taking backups, notifying users, extracting installation files, selecting features to upgrade, checking for file dependencies, monitoring installation progress, and verifying the installation. Rollback of the service pack is possible in SQL Server 2008 and above.

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    The document outlines steps for installing SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) across development, test, and production environments. It involves taking backups, notifying users, extracting installation files, selecting features to upgrade, checking for file dependencies, monitoring installation progress, and verifying the installation. Rollback of the service pack is possible in SQL Server 2008 and above.

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    The document outlines steps for installing SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) across development, test, and production environments. It involves taking backups, notifying users, extracting installation files, selecting features to upgrade, checking for file dependencies, monitoring installation progress, and verifying the installation. Rollback of the service pack is possible in SQL Server 2008 and above.

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    1. Download SQL Server 2012 SP1.

    2. Development environments:
    1. Get the approval from Business users
    2. Issue a full backup of all user and system databases including the
    Resource database.
    3. Take note of all the Startup parameters, Memory Usage, CPU Usage
    etc.
    4. Install the service pack on development SQL Servers.
    5. Create a backup and restore plan with the steps for "What to do if
    application is not working properly after installing the new
    Service Pack?"
    3. Test environments:
    1. Get the approval from Business users
    2. Issue a full backup of all user and system databases including the
    Resource database.
    3. Take note of all the Startup parameters, Memory Usage, CPU Usage etc
    4. Install the service pack on test SQL Servers.
    5. Conduct testing for administrative process as well as coordinate testing
    with the Development and QA Teams to ensure the application is
    performing as expected.
    6. Test the rollback plan.
    4. Production environments:
    1. Plan for a scheduled downtime on the Production Servers as it takes
    approximately 40 minutes to apply the service pack on SQL Server
    2012.
    2. Get the approval from Business users
    3. Issue a full backup of all user and system databases including the
    Resource database.
    4. Take note of all the Startup parameters, Memory Usage, CPU Usage etc

    5. Install the service pack on Production SQL Servers.


    6. Validate the application is working properly.
    Steps to Install SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
    1. Double Click Setup.exe to extract the Service Pack installation files from the
    setup.

    3. Once setup files are extracted go to the folder where the files are extracted and
    click Setup.exe. This will open up SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 screen as shown
    in the snippet below. In the Welcome screen the SQL Server 2012 Setup program
    will check for few rules before applying the Service Packs. If any of the rules are
    failing, the installation will not continue further. Hence, you need to fix those issues
    before continuing with the installation.

    4. In License Terms screen, read the license agreement and then select the check
    box at the bottom of the page to accept the licensing terms and conditions of the
    product. Click Next to continue with the installation.

    5. In Select Features screen, select the SQL Server Instance and select the
    features of SQL Server 2012 which need to be upgraded. A brief description about
    each feature is shown in the right side panel along with
    the Language,Edition, Patch Level, Architecture, Service Pack and Upgrade
    Status when each of the features is selected. The different components which are
    available for upgrade within SQL Server 2012 are mentioned below:
    Database Engine Services
    SQL Server Replication
    Full-Text Replication
    Analysis Services
    Reporting Services
    Shared Features
    Business Intelligence Development Studio
    Client Tools Connectivity
    Integration Services
    Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
    Client Tools SDK
    SQL Server Books Online
    Management Tools - Basic
    Management Tools - Complete

    Once all the features are selected click Next to continue with the SQL Server 2012
    Service Pack 1 (SP1) installation.
    6. In Check Files In Use screen the setup will check for SQL Server related files
    which are currently being used. If there are any such files then they need to be
    released before performing the Service Pack installation. Click Next to continue with
    the installation.

    7. In Ready to Upgrade screen you can verify the list of features which will be
    upgraded during the installation. If you are fine with the list of features, then
    click Upgrade to perform the actual Service Pack installation.

    8. In Upgrade Progress screen you will be able to see the installation progress. It
    will approximately take 30 minutes to complete the installation. The installation
    time varies depending upon the hardware configuration.

    9. Once the Service Pack installation is successful you will be able to see
    the Success message as shown in the snippet below.

    10. On the Complete screen you will be able to see "Your SQL Server 2012
    update operation has completed successfully" message. Click Close to end the
    installation setup.

    11. You can verify the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installation by
    executing the query below in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
    SELECT
    SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS 'Edition',
    SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS 'ProductVersion',
    SERVERPROPERTY('ProductLevel') AS 'ProductLevel',
    SERVERPROPERTY('ResourceLastUpdateDateTime') AS
    'ResourceLastUpdateDateTime',
    SERVERPROPERTY('ResourceVersion') AS 'ResourceVersion'
    GO

    Note:
    Service pack roll back is not possible in 2005 and possible from
    2008 and above versions

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