Deploying SharePoint 2019: Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing for On-Premises and Hybrid Scenarios

© Vlad Catrinescu and Trevor Seward 2019

Vlad Catrinescu and Trevor SewardDeploying SharePoint 2019https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4526-2_18

18. Patching SharePoint Server 2019

Vlad Catrinescu¹  and Trevor Seward²

(1)

Greenfield Park, QC, Canada

(2)

Sultan, WA, USA

 

SharePoint Server 2019 has significantly improved the application of patches, along with the size of patches. This provides a faster, more reliable experience for SharePoint Administrators.

The Basics of Patching

Each patch will be delivered in an executable format. There will typically be one or two executables per month, called Public Updates. The primary executable is called “sts” while the secondary is “wssloc”. The “sts” patch is the primary patch file, while the “wssloc” patch file ...