Thu, Jun 14 2007 6:56
bradley
Podcast on Service packs
I did a podcast on service packs and while it's focusing on Windows 2003 sp2 the basic rules are the same. Service packs are to be planned for. One thing that I just take for granted and do and don't even think about much when doing service packs is ensuring the normal backup worked and then taking a special quick system state backup before a service pack. I don't do this before security patches mind you, but will do a system state before a service pack (especially a OS service pack).
When you are applying a Server OS service pack also ensure you have access to a workstation and connect to that and test connections there as well.
A little bit of pre planning will ensure a solid service pack deployment
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?podcast=1627|2&t=5402
Check on vendor support
Review the SBS blog
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/06/06/windows-server-2003-sp2-will-hit-automatic-updates-next-week.aspx
Ensure you have a good backup
Do a system state backup as a just in case backup
Reboot the server before applying
Scan the event log
Ignore the standard messages
Like MAD, Exchange AD
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=2104&eventno=1595&source=MSExchangeDSAccess&phase=1
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2004/01/22/1997.aspx
Like DSrestore
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1005&eventno=4658&source=dsrestor&phase=1
Install latest NIC drivers
Install patch
SP 2 fix up patch http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936594
Help and support - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937231/en-us
Reboot
Test RDP
Test VPN
Test connectivity to server
Ensure you test the following that may have had issues, test VPN, connect to a workstation, test connections.
- Unable to VPN to the Server ("Error 800: Unable to establish connection").
- Unable to RDP to SBS server
- Unable to connect to shares on SBS server from the LAN
- Unable to join a client machine to the domain
- Unable to connect to Exchange from Outlook
- Unable to connect to SSL sites either on the SBS server or on the Internet (including CompanyWeb)
- Slow network performance
- Outgoing FTP connections fail
- DHCP Server service crashes
- Slow domain logins
- Intermittent connection failures from NAT clients behind the server
- Intermittent RPC communications failures
Call support if needed:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;OfferProPhone
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