Deploy software updates for SharePoint Server 2010

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010

Microsoft periodically releases software updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. It is important to understand what these updates are and how to deploy them to servers or server farms. This section describes the software update process for SharePoint Server.

In this section:

• Software updates overview (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article provides an overview of the software update process for SharePoint Server.

• Prepare to deploy software updates (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article helps you determine which approach to use to update the servers or server farms in your environment, and lists the steps that you must take before you can start to install the update.

• Install a software update (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article contains instructions for installing a software update and upgrading your content to that level.

• Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SharePoint Server 2010 (white paper)

  This article describes the features that are included in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), and provides guidelines to help ensure your solutions work with current and future releases of SharePoint Server 2010.

• Deploying SharePoint Server 2010 updates on mission critical sites

  This article describes a build-to-build upgrade that uses the database attach approach to deploy a software update on a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 farm