We have SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition with no service pack applied till now. I am planning to apply the service pack on the server. I have a few questions before proceeding on this.
1)Can I apply SP3 without applying SP1 and SP2.
2)This server is merge replicated with publisher and distributor on the same server. So what should be the order in which Service pack has to be applied.
3)Should I stop all the replication jobs before applying service pack
4)The subscriber server is in again a publisher to another server with transactional replication. Can I leave that subscriber with no service packs as I dont have access to this subscriber server.
That's I have server1 ,server2 and server3.
Server1< ==> Server2 Merge Replication
Server2==>Server 3 Transactional Replication.
Is it neccessary that Server 3 also should be applied with service pack
Thanks