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Windows 2008R2 Cluster hotfixes

 

Recently I saw some clusters that are not patched and or where not aware that there were hotfixes.

So here is a list of required and optional Windows 2008R2 SP1 hotfixes.

This list is found on several pages on the web and could be handy.

 

Windows & Hyper-V : Required Hotfixes

Validate SCSI Device Vital Product Data (VPD) test fails after you install Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2531907 (required for 3+ node Hyper-V clusters)

The network connection of a running Hyper-V virtual machine may be lost under heavy outgoing network traffic on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2263829

The Cluster service stops unexpectedly on a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster node when you perform multiple backup operations in parallel on a cluster shared volume

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494162 

MPIO failover fails on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460971

The MPIO driver fails over all paths incorrectly when a transient single failure occurs in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522766

Performance decreases in Windows Server 2008 R2 when the Hyper-V role is installed on a computer that uses Intel Westmere or Sandy Bridge processors

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2517329 

Stop error 0x0000007a occurs on a virtual machine that is running on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster with a cluster shared volume, and the state of the CSV is switched to redirected access.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494016 

Optional Hotfixes

An update is available for Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2485986

“0x0000009E” Stop error when you add an extra storage disk to a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2520235

A virtual machine online backup fails in Windows Server 2008 R2 when the SAN policy is set to Offline All

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2521348

Cluster node cannot rejoin the cluster after the node is restarted or removed from the cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2549472

Cluster service stops when an error occurs in the registry replication process of a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2496034

0×20001 Stop error when you start a Linux VM in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550569

A heap memory leak occurs when an application or service queries the MSCluster_Resource WMI class in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2580360

Cluster service initiates a failover after a delay of about 80 seconds when you shutdown the active node in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2575625/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134

New registration entries are added to the Persistent Reservation table when the physical disk resource that is associated with the CSV is taken offline on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based Failover Cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579052/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134

A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550886

Cluster service leaks memory when the service handles state change notifications in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550894

Hyper-V Export function consumes all available memory in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2547551

Microcode update for Intel processors in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2493989

Corrupted VSS snapshot

http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=975688&kbln=en-us

FIX: The guest operating system may crash (STOP 0xd) when you perform a live migration of Hyper-V virtual machines in a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636573

Posted December 3, 2012 by Robert Smit in Clustering, Hotfix

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What is CAU ? Cluster Update Automation with CAU

#CAU is a great new feature but how does it fit in your infrastructure ?

I have already a WSUS server and I use SCCM ,and I use WSUS for my DTAP environment, and now Do I need another WSUS server ? or can I reuse the old WSUS ?

WSUS 3.0SP2 (on W2K8R2): not yet compatible with Windows Server 2012

You can’t use SCCM to pull the Updates.

So basically install a downstream server for the CAU or primary wsus, if you have more WSUS servers you can sync the updates with powershell to hold the same info on all your other servers.

 

  • Single-click launch of cluster-wide updating operation
  • Or a single PS cmdlet
  • “Updating Run”image
  • Physical or VM clusters
  • CAU scans, downloads and installs applicable updates on each node
  • Restarts node as necessary
  • One node at a time
  • Repeats for all cluster nodes
  • Customize pre-update & post-update behavior with PS scripts

 

  • Updates (GDRs) from Windows Update or WSUS
  • Hotfixes (QFEs) from a local File Share
  • Simple customization that installs almost any software update off a local File Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Adds CAU clustered role
  • Just like any other clustered workload
  • Resilience to planned and unplanned failures
  • Not mutually exclusive with on-demand updating
  • Analogy: Windows Update scan on your PC with AU auto-install
  • But possible conflicts with Updating Runs in progress
  • “Configured, but on hold” functionality
  • Compatible with VCO Prestaging

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Powershell usage :

Sample: fill in the cluster name and the wsus share.

 

Invoke-CauScan -ClusterName CONTOSO-FC1 -CauPluginName Microsoft.WindowsUpdatePlugin, Microsoft.HotfixPlugin -CauPluginArguments @{}, @{ ‘HotfixRootFolderPath’ = ‘\\CauHotfixSrv\shareName’; ‘HotfixConfigFilePath’ = ‘\\CauHotfixSrv\shareName\DefaultHotfixConfig.xml’ } -RunPluginsSerially -Verbose
Invoke-CauRun -ClusterName CONTOSO-FC1 -CauPluginName Microsoft.WindowsUpdatePlugin, Microsoft.HotfixPlugin -CauPluginArguments @{ ‘IncludeRecommendedUpdates’ = ‘True’ }, @{ ‘HotfixRootFolderPath’ = ‘\\CauHotfixSrv\shareName’;  ‘HotfixConfigFilePath’ = ‘\\CauHotfixSrv\shareName\DefaultHotfixConfig.xml’ } -MaxRetriesPerNode 2  -StopOnPluginFailure –Force

 

Options: RunPluginsSerially, StopOnPluginFailure, SeparateReboots

  • CAU supports only Windows Server 2012 clusters
  • Can be installed on Windows 8 Client RSAT package

Make CAU the only tool updating the cluster
Concurrent updates by other tools: e.g., WSUS, WUA, SCCM might cause downtime

For a WSUS-based deployment:

WSUS 4.0: needs a workaround with Beta builds (only) http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7891.how-wsus-and-cluster-aware-updating-are-affected-by-windows-server-8-beta-updates.aspx 
WSUS 3.0SP2 (on W2K8R2): not yet compatible with Windows Server 2012

Think about firewalls on nodes!
Windows Firewall Beta (or non-Windows firewall): create a firewall rule and enable it for domain-scope, wininit.exe program, dynamic RPC endpoints, TCP protocol
Windows Firewall RC: Enable the "Remote Shutdown" firewall rule group for the Domain profile, or pass the “-EnableFirewallRules” parameter to Invoke-CauRun, Add-CauClusterRole or Set-CauClusterRole cmdlets
Make sure GPOs agree

CAU: Understand and Troubleshoot Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29015

CAU Scenario Overview: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831694.aspx

CAU Windows PowerShell cmdlets
‘Update-Help’ downloads the full cmdlet help for CAU cmdlets
Online: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=237675

Starting with Cluster-Aware Updating: Self-Updating: http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/17/starting-with-cluster-aware-updating-self-updating.aspx

Posted August 25, 2012 by Robert Smit in CAU, Cluster Update Automation, Clustering

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