.RTM: Released To Manufacturing,也就是新产品的正式发布版本,比如SQL 2008 RTM.其后的补丁都是基于这个之上的.
.CU: Cumulative Update,也就是积累的更新,其中会包含多个hotfix,同一个SP的多个CU中,后面的CU会包含前面的CU,因此打最新的CU即可.多个CU之后，微软会出SP, Service Pack，即服务补丁包，其会包含之前的SP和CU,例如，SQL 2008 SP2 CU5,安装顺序是SQL 2008 RTM, 然后打上补丁包2，然后打上CU5. (不必先装CU1,再CU2 )，但这个CU是基于补丁包2的．而2008R2_RTM_SNAC_CU5是针对SNAC(SQL Native Client)的积累更新5.
.CTP: Community Technology Preview,也就是社区预览版．
关于Release的详细信息，见
SQL Server Release Services Team blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/，和
SQL Version DB: http://www.sqlsecurity.com/FAQs/SQLServerVersionDatabase/tabid/63/Default.aspx及
http://www.sqlteam.com/article/sql-server-versions
| SQL Server 2008 R2 | ||
| 10.5.1720.0 | SQL Server 2008 R2 CU2 | 25 June 2010 |
| 10.5.1702.0 | SQL Server 2008 R2 CU1 | 18 May 2010 |
| 10.5.1600.1 | SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM | 12 Apr 2010 |
| SQL Server 2008 | ||
| 10.00.2775 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU8 | 17 May 2010 |
| 10.00.2766 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU7 | 15 Mar 2010 |
| 10.00.2757 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU6 | 18 Jan 2010 |
| 10.00.2746 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU5 | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 10.00.2734 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU4 | 22 Sept 2009 |
| 10.00.2723 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU3 | 21 July 2009 |
| 10.00.2714 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU2 | 18 May 2009 |
| 10.00.2710 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU1 | 16 Apr 2009 |
| 10.00.2531 | SQL Server 2008 SP1 | 7 Apr 2009 |
| 10.00.1835 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU10 | 15 Mar 2010 |
| 10.00.1828 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU9 | 18 Jan 2009 |
| 10.00.1823 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU8 | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 10.00.1818 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU7 | 21 Sept 2009 |
| 10.00.1812 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU6 | 21 July 2009 |
| 10.00.1806 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU5 | 18 May 2009 |
| 10.00.1798 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU4 | 17 Mar 2009 |
| 10.00.1787 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU3 | 19 Jan 2009 |
| 10.00.1779 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU2 | 17 Nov 2008 |
| 10.00.1763 | SQL Server 2008 RTM CU1 | 22 Sept 2008 |
| 10.00.1600 | SQL Server 2008 RTM | 6 Aug 2008 |
| SQL Server 2005 | ||
| 9.00.4305 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU10 | 23 June 2010 |
| 9.00.4294 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU9 | 19 Apr 2010 |
| 9.00.4285 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU8 | 16 Feb 2010 |
| 9.00.4273 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU7 | 21 Dec 2009 |
| 9.00.4266 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU6 | 19 Oct 2009 |
| 9.00.4230 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU5 | 17 Aug 2009 |
| 9.00.4226 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU4 | 16 June 2009 |
| 9.00.4220 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU3 | 21 Apr 2009 |
| 9.00.4211 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU2 | 17 Feb 2009 |
| 9.00.4207 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU1 | 20 Dec 2008 |
| 9.00.4053 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 GDR (Security Update) | 13 Oct 2009 |
| 9.00.4035 | SQL Server 2005 SP3 | 16 Dec 2008 |
| 9.00.3356 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU17 | 21 Dec 2009 |
| 9.00.3355 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU16 | 19 Oct 2009 |
| 9.00.3330 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU15 | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 9.00.3328 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU14 | 16 June 2009 |
| 9.00.3225 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU13 | 21 Apr 2009 |
| 9.00.3315 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU12 | 17 Feb 2009 |
| 9.00.3310 | SQL Server 2005 Security Update | 10 Feb 2009 |
| 9.00.3301 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU11 | 15 Dec 2008 |
| 9.00.3294 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU10 | 20 Oct 2008 |
| 9.00.3282 | SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU9 | 18 Aug 2008 |