about 3 months ago - 4 comments
[UPDATE 1/15/2013]: See problems reported after installing this hotfix at end of this forum post. I have opened a line with the product team to find out what is going on [UPDATE 2/15/2013]: We are now exactly 1 month after I warned you to be very careful with installing http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2799728/en-us as it caused a severe…
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
LAST UPDATE: 12-01-2012 One of the visitors of this blog asked the question if we could publish a list of recommended post Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 hotfixes related to either Clustering or Hyper-V. Well here it is! For a complete overview of what was rolled-up in SP1 take a look at the Excel sheet…
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
Update October 21st, 2011 (see bottom) Let’s assume the following scenario: You have a Hyper-V R2 SP1 cluster that has three or more nodes You are using Cluster Shared Volumes You learnt about the Cluster Validation problem that was solved by KB2531907 back in May 2011, which prevented the “Failed to get SCSI page 83h…
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
Every day Microsoft is releasing knowledge base articles and hotfixes to explain, fix and improve the possible bugs present in their products. This post gives you an overview of all released knowledge base articles and hotfixes for the month(s): MAY & JUNE 2011. The knowledge base articles and hotfixes in this post are related…
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
Many of us have delayed installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on HP ProLiant Servers until guidance from HP became available. While writing my blogpost Preparing for upgrading your Hyper-V R2 cluster to SP1 about two months ago I was unable to find any details. Searching for an updated BladeSystem Matrix Compatibility guide, I stumbled…
about 2 years ago - 3 comments
Every day Microsoft is releasing knowledge base articles and hotfixes to explain, fix and improve the possible bugs present in their products. This post gives you an overview of all released knowledge base articles and hotfixes for the month: APRIL 2011. The knowledge base articles and hotfixes in this post are related to Microsoft Windows…
about 2 years ago - No comments
Several hotfixes have been issued after the formal release of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. There was one particular hotfix in the making that we have really been waiting for. Many enthusiastic installers of SP1 in Hyper-V clusters with 3 or more nodes would face a problem with Cluster Validation. See the thread for more…
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
Every day Microsoft is releasing knowledge base articles and hotfixes to explain, fix and improve the possible bugs present in their products. This post gives you an overview of all released knowledge base articles and hotfixes for the month: MARCH 2011. The knowledge base articles and hotfixes in this post are related to Microsoft Windows…
about 2 years ago - 4 comments
Here are a few good links documenting the upgrade of Hyper-V R2 clusters to SP1 including a list of updates and hotfixes related to this combination. Please also read the warning at the end! Upgrading a Hyper-V R2 Cluster to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: http://workinghardinit.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/upgrading-a-hyper-v-r2-cluster-to-windows-2008-r2-sp1/ Hyper-V Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide Rolling Upgrade SP1: http://ramazancan.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/hyper-v-failover-clusterstep-by-step-guide-rolling-upgrade-sp1/…
about 2 years ago - No comments
On March 21st 2011, Microsoft Management Summit 2011 will kick off in Las Vegas, sold out with about 5000 visitors. Of course a great deal of focus will be on Hyper-V private cloud, Azure public cloud and those parts of System Center that manage the private, public or even hybrid cloud. Although I have already…
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