Is the perc controller failure directly related to the patches? -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:13 AM, Mike Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > We had an SBS box which died after patching this month. Dell PE2800, perc > controller, failed to reboot. Had to do the usual install sbs, patch to SP2, > restore backups, fix exchange, test a single patch watch it crash again, > install sbs, install sp2, restore backups, fix exchange, watch MS PSS > overwrite all emails received during the outage, spend 2 hours trying to get > those emails back, inform client that only a few emails have been lost, wait > a week, try again, watch as machine fails to reboot, come in on Sunday, > reinstall sbs, patch to sp2, restore backups, fix corrupt driver, reboot, > watch it fail to restart, reinstall sbs, install sp2, restore backup, > everything fine except all networking services on server have stopped, > escalate to PSS, watch them scratch their heads, refuse to let them reboot, > take full images of system, reboot, machine now works and it’s Monday > afternoon, get some sleep, Microsoft release some more patches. > > > > Do you think I should install them on this server? > > > > Mike > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 24 June 2010 15:46 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: 4th Tuesday > > > > Some SBS people are reporting issues. Those are the only ones I’ve seen so > far. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:45 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: 4th Tuesday > > > > I've installed it on several test systems and my desktops/laptops, and I > haven't seen any issues. > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> > wrote: > > And how about the .NET v4, did anyone install yet? Anything to worry about > will it break something? > > > > Stefan > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:14 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > “Most of our readers will recognize that the 4th Tuesday of the month is > when Microsoft usually releases non-security updates” > > http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9061 > > > > Uh no, not until today….please tell me I’m not the only one who didn’t > know… > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > > -- > Stefan Jafs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
