Installing security updates in a cluster

Why are the nodes getting different updates?

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"miker" wrote in message
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I have an Active /Passive cluster that I need to install security updates
to.
For the most part the updates on both nodes are the same except for a few
on
Node2 that I do not see on Node 1. Will this be an issue after rebooting
the
nodes? Also, does anyone have a better white paper on installing updates
in a
cluster? The only article I have is KB 174799. Thanks.

Not so much different updates, but tnot the same amount of updates. One node
will have 10 updates and the other one will have 13 or so. Same KB #'s, just
differnt amount.

"Rodney R. Fournier" wrote:

Why are the nodes getting different updates?

Cheers,

Rodney R. Fournier
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
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"miker" wrote in message
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>I have an Active /Passive cluster that I need to install security updates
>to.
> For the most part the updates on both nodes are the same except for a few
> on
> Node2 that I do not see on Node 1. Will this be an issue after rebooting
> the
> nodes? Also, does anyone have a better white paper on installing updates
> in a
> cluster? The only article I have is KB 174799. Thanks.

That seems scary to me. Is the hardware alike.

Cheers,

Rodney R. Fournier
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
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"miker" wrote in message
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Not so much different updates, but tnot the same amount of updates. One
node
will have 10 updates and the other one will have 13 or so. Same KB #'s,
just
differnt amount.

"Rodney R. Fournier" wrote:

Why are the nodes getting different updates?

Cheers,

Rodney R. Fournier
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner

"miker" wrote in message
news:
>I have an Active /Passive cluster that I need to install security
>updates
>to.
> For the most part the updates on both nodes are the same except for a
> few
> on
> Node2 that I do not see on Node 1. Will this be an issue after
> rebooting
> the
> nodes? Also, does anyone have a better white paper on installing
> updates
> in a
> cluster? The only article I have is KB 174799. Thanks.

The current mismatch itself shouldn't be a problem as long as by the time
you are done, both nodes are as identically configured as possible. One
comment I'd add to Q174799 is to reboot both nodes BEFORE you apply the
patches. I can't tell you the amount of issues I've seen where there's some
pre-existing condition on the server, a patch is applied, then the server
fails to boot, blue screens, etc. and the blame gets put on the patch. It's
a good idea to reboot servers (if you can) beforehand so you can verify they
come up clean.
Jeff Hughes, MCSE
Support Escalation Engineer
Microsoft Enterprise Platforms Support (Server Core/Cluster)
"miker" wrote in message
news:

I have an Active /Passive cluster that I need to install security updates
to.
For the most part the updates on both nodes are the same except for a few
on
Node2 that I do not see on Node 1. Will this be an issue after rebooting
the
nodes? Also, does anyone have a better white paper on installing updates
in a
cluster? The only article I have is KB 174799. Thanks.

And if you install via RDP (Terminal Services) use the /console switch for
all installs and patches.

Cheers,

Rodney R. Fournier
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner

"Jeff Hughes [Microsoft]" wrote in message
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The current mismatch itself shouldn't be a problem as long as by the time
you are done, both nodes are as identically configured as possible. One
comment I'd add to Q174799 is to reboot both nodes BEFORE you apply the
patches. I can't tell you the amount of issues I've seen where there's
some pre-existing condition on the server, a patch is applied, then the
server fails to boot, blue screens, etc. and the blame gets put on the
patch. It's a good idea to reboot servers (if you can) beforehand so you
can verify they come up clean.
Jeff Hughes, MCSE
Support Escalation Engineer
Microsoft Enterprise Platforms Support (Server Core/Cluster)
"miker" wrote in message
news:

I have an Active /Passive cluster that I need to install security updates
to.
For the most part the updates on both nodes are the same except for a few
on
Node2 that I do not see on Node 1. Will this be an issue after rebooting
the
nodes? Also, does anyone have a better white paper on installing updates
in a
cluster? The only article I have is KB 174799. Thanks.