I've noticed some SQL Server cumulative updates appearing in WSUS a couple of days after Patch Tuesday, rather than alongside the other updates. Is that timing typical? It makes it harder to include them in the same patch cycle.
Are SQL Server CUs showing up in WSUS a few days after Patch Tuesday?
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SQL Server CU timing can be inconsistent, and they don't necessarily follow the Patch Tuesday schedule. A couple of days is awkward because it's close enough to the regular cycle to miss the cutoff without feeling like a separate release.
I'd treat CUs as a separate scheduling decision rather than assume they'll be available when the monthly batch arrives. That still leaves room to include one in the regular window when the timing works.
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One option is to wait until Thursday to finalize the monthly patch selection. Updates for SQL Server and other Microsoft applications can trickle out after Tuesday, and some third-party patch tools add their own review delay.
That only helps if your testing and approval schedule can absorb the extra day or two, though.
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Tessel-8v:
That distinction matters. A delay in a third-party patch tool isn't necessarily the same thing as a delay in WSUS.