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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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List of Cluster Hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes that were rolled-up to 976932 — Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2  Service Pack 1 ( SP1 )

  • 974930 — An application or service that queries information about a failover cluster by using the WMI provider may experience low performance or a time-out exception
  • 976571 — Stability update for Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Print Clusters
  • 978001 — Cluster resources do not automatically fail over to another node when you disconnect the private and public network interfaces in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster or in a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster
  • 978562 — The "Validate Multiple Arbitration" test on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster may incorrectly fail
  • 979782 — An update rollup package for the Validate a Configuration Wizard of the Failover Clustering feature is available for Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2277439 — The Cluster service stops responding if you run backup applications in parallel in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2294255 — MS10-086: Vulnerability in Windows shared cluster disks could allow tampering
  • 2353832 — Authentication requests between nodes in the same failover cluster may be unable to use the Kerberos protocol if the Negotiate SSP is specified in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2353808 — The WINS replication operation fails on a failover cluster node that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 

Hotfixes that were released after Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (applicable to both SP0 and SP1 systems)

  • 2446607 — You cannot enable BitLocker on a disk volume in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the computer is a failover cluster node
  • 2462576 — The NFS share cannot be brought online in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to create the NFS share as a cluster resource on a third-party storage disk
  • 2485543 — You cannot access or mount a Windows Server 2008 R2-based NFS share after a failover if the NFS share uses Krb5 or Krb5i authentication
  • 2494016 — 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
  • 2494036 — A hotfix is available to let you configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2494162 — 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
  • 2496034 — 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
  • 2512715 — Validate Operating System Installation Option test may identify Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation type incorrectly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2520235 — "0x0000009E" Stop error when you add an extra storage disk to a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2531907 — Validate SCSI Device Vital Product Data (VPD) test fails after you install Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • 2549448 — Cluster service still uses the default time-out value after you configure the regroup time-out setting in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2549472 — Cluster node cannot rejoin the cluster after the node is restarted or removed from the cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2550886 — A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working
  • 2550894 — Cluster service leaks memory when the service handles state change notifications in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008
  • 2552040 — A Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster loses quorum when an asymmetric communication failure occurs
  • 2575625 — Cluster service initiates a failover after a delay of about 80 seconds when you shutdown the active node in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2578113 — The Cluster service takes about 30 seconds to fail over IPv6 IP addresses in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2579052 — 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
  • 2580360 — A heap memory leak occurs when an application or service queries the MSCluster_Resource WMI class in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2606025 — "0x000000D5" Stop error on a failover cluster node that has special pool enabled and that is running Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2648385 — You cannot use WMI to manage CSV resources in Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 2637197 — CSV LUNs fail if you use a VSS hardware provider to back up virtual machines on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based cluster
  • 2616514 — Cluster service sends unnecessary registry key change notifications among cluster nodes in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

 

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