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Windows Update

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 10/17/2008
From: "Tom Mason" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I'm curious about how you guys deal with Windows Update on your host
servers. Some of the updates that come down the pipe require a reboot in
order for the update to be completely installed. This means that all VMs
must be shut down, the host rebooted, and the VMs restarted. In a production
environment, this can be deadly.

Do you not allow updates to the host?

Do you have defined maintenance periods/cycles during which you apply
updates?

Or what?

Tom

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Re: Windows Update

Sent: 10/17/2008
From: "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Defined maintenance windows definitely, but I'd highly recommend using
Failover Clustering and making your VMs highly available. Makes patching
the physical servers a breeze...

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"Tom Mason" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> I'm curious about how you guys deal with Windows Update on your host
> servers. Some of the updates that come down the pipe require a reboot in
> order for the update to be completely installed. This means that all VMs
> must be shut down, the host rebooted, and the VMs restarted. In a
> production environment, this can be deadly.
>
> Do you not allow updates to the host?
>
> Do you have defined maintenance periods/cycles during which you apply
> updates?
>
> Or what?
>
> Tom
>
> --
> ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB
> AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU 4800+
> 4GB RAM
> nVidia GeForce 8500 GT Video
> 250 GB SATA II hard drive
> Pinnacle PCTV 7010iX TV Tuner

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