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Answered Fail to validate a new node updates mismatch

  • Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:11 AM
     
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    Hi,

    I am trying to add a new node in failover cluster (windows 2008 -R2), when i try to run the validate wizard, it fails with the following error.

    Validate Software Update Levels
Validate that all tested servers have the same software updates installed.
Validating that all servers have the same software updates...

Software Updates missing on sqlnode2.contoso.com
All software updates present

Software Updates missing on 'sqlnode2.contoso.com':
Hotfix Id 	Description 
KB2617657 	Security Update 
KB2616676 	Update 
KB2586448 	Security Update 
KB2570791 	Update 
KB2567053 	Security Update 
KB2563894 	Security Update 
KB2562937 	Security Update 
KB2530548 	Security Update 
KB2508272 	Security Update

    I run several time "windows update" but the result is "Windows is up to date" no new updates are found. i have restarted the service and server also.

    Any idea.

    thanks,

     

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  • Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:07 PM
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    Cluster validation should not be failing...this should be a warning message so it would still be considered a validated cluster unless some other tests are failing.

    The Cluster Validation tool cannot detect cumulative updates, rollup hotfixes, etc so it doesn't know that these specific hotfixes are already applied in some other update that is on the system. As long as your boxes are to date with the latest patches, this warning can be ignored.

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  • Friday, March 02, 2012 12:40 PM
     
     
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    during installation of passive node, sql fails to install.

    what i did, i removed that updates on Active node, and now i install the sql on passive node.

     
  • Monday, July 16, 2012 8:01 AM
     
     
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    Does Microsoft officially support this?

    I mean, in case of a "support case with Microsoft", if the cluster validation states a difference in patch leve.

     
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:54 PM
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    If cluster validation passes, then this is supported. Warnings do not cause cluster validation to fail, therefore this is supported.

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