SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Available for Download

Microsoft has posted the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on the Microsoft Download Center. SQL Server 2012 service packs are cumulative updates and upgrade all editions and service levels of SQL Server 2012 to SP1. This service pack contains SQL Server 2012 Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) and Cumulative Update 2 (CU2).

How to obtain SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1?
SQL Server 2012 SP1 packages are available for download at: Microsoft Download Center website. Download the files appropriate for you.

This download site contains the following packages and service patches for the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 release:
  1. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Update: this package contains the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 update to be applied to existing SQL Server 2012 installations. 
  2. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Slipstream: This package provides the capability to perform new SQL Server 2012 instance installations (or SQL Server 2008/SQL Server 2008 R2 Upgrades) culminating with Service Pack 1 pre-installed. The slipstream installation package consists of a compressed self-extracting .exe and a ‘.box’ payload file that contains the original SQL Server 2012 release along with Service Pack 1. The .exe file can be directly executed, or utilized from the command prompt just as SQL Server 2012 Setup.exe would be.

You can upgrade any of the following SQL Server 2012 editions:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Developer
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Web
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express

System requirements
Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista Service Pack 2
  • For complete system requirements, please reference the detailed Systems Requirements page
  • 2.2 GB of available hard disk space for the Service Pack update, 6 GB for a Slipstream installation

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