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Provides an overview of the software update process for SharePoint Server 2016. Learn how to install a software update on servers in a SharePoint farm. Learn how to patch a software update on servers in a SharePoint farm.
Learn how to enable remote Powershell to use with servers in a SharePoint farm. The articles above reference SharePoint Server 2016 but the same process is applicable to SharePoint Server 2019.
Who is the author of SharePoint patch PowerShell?
To download the SharePoint Patch PowerShell script, click here. This script, written by Trevor Seward, is an improved version of a PowerShell script originally created by Russ Maxwell for SharePoint 2013.
How to install cumulative updates in SharePoint farm?
This post will explain how you can speed up the installation of Cumulative Updates in a SharePoint farm step by step using PowerShell. Using PowerShell, you can greatly reduce the time it takes to update your SharePoint farm which can take several hours to complete if you use the traditional method of installing Cumulative Updates.
For example, the database upgrade phase is essentially the same for build-to-build upgrade and version-to-version upgrade. Monitor the process that deploys updates to verify that the update is proceeding as planned. There might be issues that block the update or that result in an updated farm that has elements that do not work as expected.
For more information, see Verify database upgrades in SharePoint Server 2016. Add the web servers (WEB-1 to WEB-4) to the rotation in the load balancer, or start the load balancer to enable incoming requests to the servers. Notify users that the farm is available.
How often do I need to update my SharePoint farm?
Both updates are required to fully update the farm, although the language-dependent WSSLOC patch may not be released every month. The first update/KB listed for each release date is the language-independent STS patch.