Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - December 2008 - make sure you test and apply required ones
Feature Pack are released by Microsoft to get a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server machines. This is one of best practice for the DBAs, Developers and System Administrators.
This time the feature pack released for SQL Server 2005 in the month of December 2008 that includes
- Latest versions of redistributable components for SQL Server 2005
- Latest versions of add-on providers for SQL Server 2005
- Latest versions of backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2005
Here is the download link for SQL_Server_2005-Feature_pack-December- 2008 and this time you may find few new ones that you may download the appropriate file by clicking one of the links provided, then run the downloaded file to install that package.
As per the link reference there each package indicates the audience(s) for which it was intended, as follows:
Customer: An individual may want to install this for additional licensed functionality such as interoperability.
Partner: An ISV may want to ship this as a redistributable component as part of their application.
Developer: A programmer may want to install this to support application development.
Make sure you download the appropriate files that are suitable and required for your environment and make sure you have tested them before deploying directly on the production environment.