![]() ![]() The next step check for the files / services that are being used currently and lists if there are any files that needs to be stopped in order to avoid a restart.Ĭlick Next to proceed. (see pic below and the description, in the right)Ĭlick Next after you are done selecting the features to be applied with SP3. Due to this, the Shared Features of SQL Server 2008 are all upgraded when the R2 instance is installed, because of this, we cannot select the Shared Features and apply SP3 to shared features. The machine on which we are working in this blog, has a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance installed. In the picture below, I clicked on the SQL2008INSTANCE1 and the Edition, Patch Level and other details are displayed. You can click on the Instance to see the current details of that Instance / feature. You can select the check boxes beside each of the Instances or if you wish to Install for all Instances / features click Select All button in the bottom left. If you have more than Instance on the machine, you can choose which instance(s) to apply Service Pack. ![]() In this blog we are going to apply SP3 for 2 instances at the same time. ![]() The next step is features selection, where you have to choose the components to which you would like to apply the Service Pack 3. Click Next to continue installation.Īccept the license terms by selecting the check box and click Next to proceed. If there are any failures, ensure that the necessary steps are performed. The exe file take a min or two (depending on your system) and extracts to a temporary location, once the extraction is completed, the below Welcome screen is displayed and the installer performs few checks and displays the below screen. ![]() (You can alternately double click the file to begin the installation). exe file to a local drive and right click on the file and choose Open from the popup menu to begin the installation. Once you have downloaded the Service Pack 3, copy the. In one of my previous blogs (read it here), you can find where to download the Service Pack, what are the enhancements to SQL Server and few useful links that would assist you in preparation to applying Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008. Before going ahead and installing Service Pack, I would recommend you read one of my earlier blogs Best Practices for applying SQL Server Service Packs. This blog will provide a step by step details of installing SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 on more than 1 Instance at the same time. ![]()
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