Creating a SQL Server patch package

Before you begin

Download the patches that you want to apply. The patch file must be a ZIP file (.zip) or an executable (.exe).

To create an SQL Server patch package

1. From the Management Console main page, select Patching > Patch Repository in the Context Frame.
2. In the Patch Repository page, click Create New Package.

3. In the Package Information page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

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   In the Package Name page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

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   In the Package Attributes page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

4. In the Package Targets page, populate the values by moving the wanted items to the Selected box for each field, and click Next.

   Warning

   Note

   To add to the list of available choices for the Target Operating Systems and Target Applications fields, see Adding target OS and applications.

5. In the Package Scripts page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

6. In the Package Additional Files page, specify any additional files as follows, and click Next.
    Additional files can be added to a patch package. They can be added one at a time or as a prepackaged .zipfile.
7. In the Summary page, review the information.
   To make changes, do the following:
   1. Click Go to to return to the provisioning step that you want to edit.
   2. Make your changes.
   3. Click Save and Review to return to the Summary page.
8. Click Create Package.

The following video demonstrates how to create a SQL patch package.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndWmpr3Bpmo&list=PLr4ck07lc-F8A6YjGTpumwXMMxZsXiJFZ&index=6