I'd like to take the latest version of SQL Server (SQL Standard, 15.0.2000.5), and apply the latest CU to it so that I have a single installer, thus reducing the size of the resulting package. The custom installer that I'm developing packages the SQL Server installer, and thus reducing the size by several hundred MB is important.
In previous versions of SQL Server, it was possible to create a single merged media output folder using the /PCUSOURCE and /CUSOURCE parameters, however this seems to have been removed in SQL Server 2014 (See "Slipstream Functionality" here). The alternative provided is to use the /UpdateSource flag, however this approach only allows for the simultaneous application of patches at the time of installation (by bundling the CU media with the original installation media). Further, the /ACTION=PrepareImage facilitates a SysPrep installation, not a slipstreamed update to the install media.
So, is there a way to update the installation media of SQL Server Standard 2019 with CU patches such that there's a single (reduced-size) installation media bundle?
/UpdateSourceit works just fine. Does the fact that it simultaneously patches SQL Server is a matter of concern for you ? – Shanky yesterday/UpdateSourceflag, the installation procedure wanted me to proceed all the way toward doing an installation on a machine. What I want is a reduced-size single installation bundle that can be deployed multiple times. My main goal is to have the smallest possible media bundle (fewer MB) with the latest updates. – CJBS 18 hours ago