We were hoping to download and apply Cumulative Update 5 for SQL 2014 SP1, but it is unavailable on the MS download site. The site only offers CU 6, which was just released 10 days ago (4/18/16). We are a little nervous about applying a patch that has only been available for a short while.
Per the KB article, "after future Cumulative Updates are released for SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1, this CU [CU5] can be located and downloaded from the Microsoft Windows Update Catalog". We checked and found that none of the earlier CUs for SQL 2014 SP1 were available in the Update Catalog.
Any suggestions?
Steve