Re: install sp1 in cluster

You can (and will from the sounds of it, what choice do you have). The real
issue is HA, testing on Production can kill your 5 - 9's (99.999 uptime). As
long as the stake holders are aware of the risks, I say go for it. Just make
sure you have good backout plan.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
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"JJP" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e9eHQyeIGHA.2628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We do the best we can for testing in our test environment. However, we
> don't have matching hardware that is run in production and therefore do
> not have an exact duplicate of what is in production...only have virtual
> machines in the test environment.
>
> So, doing as much testing as I can, research on driver compatibility,
> asking as many questions to the experts as I can, making the necessary
> backups, etc., in the end it needs to be installed to fix another
> issue....so, as bad as it may sound, my question is directed at doing this
> on a production node, however just the passive production node (in case
> something does not go right). Can I install sp1 on the passive node, move
> the services to that node, and let it run for awhile making sure all is
> good before I install it on the other node without causing issue by having
> 2 nodes at different SP levels?
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:%23b5VDfeIGHA.2012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To install service packs in a cluster -
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;174799.
>>
>> This is fine and a great idea for your test cluster. I really hope you
>> are suggesting to test SP1 on your production node(s)?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
>> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
>> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
>>
>> "JJP" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23fZJONeIGHA.376@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi,
>>> Another question regarding installing windows 2003 sp1 in a cluster.
>>> It is a 2-node cluster, active/passive.
>>> Is it ok to install SP1 on the passive node (call it node 2), then move
>>> the services (in this case Exchange 2003) to that node, then let it run
>>> for a few weeks to see how it goes? ...while not installing sp1 on node
>>> 1? or will this mess something up on the quorum having a passive node
>>> not at the same SP level?
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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