KB3072779 – SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3 release information – Microsoft Support

5836754

FIX: You cannot access the Filestream file share resource if NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM is disabled or removed from SQL Server logins.

5867615

FIX: You cannot repair a SlipStream installation of SQL Server 2012.

5199657

FIX: The assertion failures that occur when you use a 3rd-party application to back up SQL Server databases are not logged in the SQL Server error log.

5668650

FIX: DBCC CHECKDB WITH ESTIMATEONLY might return incorrect result.

5828091

Make the database lock partitioning feature enabled by default without using trace flag T1236.

5798189

FIX: You cannot perform any setup operations (for example, install update, uninstall) for SQL Server 2012 on a computer that has 50 instances of SQL Server installed.

2450481

FIX: When you perform a SlipStream installation of a Chinese (Traditional) version of SQL Server 2012, the URL of an MSDN article is missing in the Details section on the Complete page of the installation wizard.

2578181

FIX: When you remove an update for SQL Server 2012 by using the installation wizard, the service pack information is missing in the Ready to remove the update page.

2979444

FIX: You receive error “No datapoint found for id ‘554’” when you run the PREPAREIMAGE action on a SlipStream installation of SQL Server 2012.

3207178

FIX: You might receive false alarms for scheduler health conditions such as error 17883 and related errors.

3284022

FIX: When you install SQL Server 2012 on a ReFS volume, the installation fails because it is not supported. But the error message doesn’t provide the information that install SQL Server 2012 on a ReFS volume is not supported.

3360765

FIX: Search for the inflectional form of Dutch words by using the INFLECTIONAL argument of the Full-Text Search feature might return incorrect result.

4179079

FIX: You might falsely receive the “Failed to verify Authenticode signature” error message in SQL Server 2012 when you execute a query that uses OPENXML as rowset provider.

4773459

FIX: When you click the How to Get Started with a PowerPivot for SharePoint Standalone Server Installation link in the Planning page of the Korea version of SQL Server Installation Center, it opens the MSDN web page in English language version.

4870215

Improve the error message “The specified edition upgrade is not supported.” by providing more meaningful information to help you understand why the upgrade operation is failed.

5458518

The SET STATISTICS IO ON option does not include statistical information for sort operations.

5217798

FIX: Microsoft Update might apply QFE patches to GDR branch installations when multiple instances of SQL Server 2012 are installed.