How to Upgrade AWS RDS Microsoft SQL Server DB Engine

This blog demonstrates how to do minor version upgrades and major version upgrades against SQL server RDS on AWS.

This post also addresses some errors like ‘InvalidParameterCombination’, etc.

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How to Apply the Latest Cumulative Update for SQL Server

This post demonstrates how to apply the latest CU( Cumulative Update ) on SQL server 2019.

1)Download the latest CU4( KB4548597 ) for SQL Server 2019 for Windows here.

2) Record the current SQL 2019 version.

3) Run “SQLServer2019-KB4548597-x64” as Administrator.

a) On “license Terms” page, choose “I accept the license terms and Privacy Statement”.

b) On “select features” page, select all the SQL server 2019 instances, shared features and all installed components.

c) On “Consent to install Microsoft R Open” page, click “Accept”.

d) On “Consent to install Python” page, click “Accept”.

e) On “Check Files in Use” page, stop all the services on the list, and click “refresh check” until no more processes listed.

f) On “Ready to update page” page, review the features list. click “Update” if everything is satisfied.

g) On “Update Process” page, monitor the patching process until it is complete.

Reboot the Windows Server if requested.

4) Verify the upgraded SQL 2019 version.

How to Install SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server 2019 VM of VirtualBox

After Windows server 2019 Oracle VirtualBox VM has been created as per How to Install Windows Server 2019 on Oracle VirtualBox,  now it is time to install SQL server 2019.

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Step by Step Installing SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine of VirtualBox

It is a great way to quickly build your own lab by using free Oracle VirtualBox, Windows evaluate Windows Server and SQL Server, etc.

Windows 2012 evolution has been installed onto VirtualBox in previous post. Now it is time to install SQL server 2014.

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23. Installation is successful.

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