Does NetIQ Security Manager support SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4? (NETIQKB47293)

goal
Does NetIQ Security Manager support SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4?

goal
How do I upgrade to SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 with NetIQ Security Manager?

fact
Security Manager 5.6

fact
Security Manager 5.1

fact
Security Manager 5.5

symptom
The installation of SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 fails. 

cause
On April 6th 2005, Microsoft released SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.  With the introduction of this release, NetIQ Corporation has received a number of customer inquiries regarding when NetIQ Security Manager will support SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

NetIQ Corporation has determined that customers should find no significant issues with running NetIQ Security Manager against Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4. 

However, the installation of the service pack may fail due to NetIQ Security Manager using some of the files that are updated with the installation of SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (see also Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 834112). 

If you have any further questions or concerns, contact a NetIQ Technical Representative.

fix
If the SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 installation fails, stop the NetIQ Security Manager service before attempting to install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

Formerly known as NETIQKB47293