April 17, 2012 at 2:02 am
Hi,
Please suggest me is there any other precautions need to take before applying to patches on my sqlservers.
we are taking
1.Full backups of each db.
2.mssqlsystemresource.mdf, mssqlsystemresource.ldf.
we are having sqlservers on cluster environment.
April 17, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Simha24 (4/17/2012)
Hi,Please suggest me is there any other precautions need to take before applying to patches on my sqlservers.
we are taking
1.Full backups of each db.
2.mssqlsystemresource.mdf, mssqlsystemresource.ldf.
we are having sqlservers on cluster environment.
I wouldn't apply any patches on your servers unless they are absolutely critical. If you can, wait for a full "Service Pack" and then load it on a similar server with restores of your databases and test like crazy.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
April 18, 2012 at 1:44 am
Yeah, apply in a dev/test environment and test the hell out of them.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 18, 2012 at 3:06 am
and if it is being hosted on a virtual machine .... ask your VM/Hyper-V sysadmins to take a snapshot before you start your upgarde ! ( easy revert )
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April 18, 2012 at 3:18 am
ALZDBA (4/18/2012)
and if it is being hosted on a virtual machine .... ask your VM/Hyper-V sysadmins to take a snapshot before you start your upgarde ! ( easy revert )
However do note that such a practice (snapshotting a running instance) is not a supported by MS. If it breaks, you will get no support.
Gail Shaw
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April 18, 2012 at 3:57 am
GilaMonster (4/18/2012)
ALZDBA (4/18/2012)
and if it is being hosted on a virtual machine .... ask your VM/Hyper-V sysadmins to take a snapshot before you start your upgarde ! ( easy revert )However do note that such a practice (snapshotting a running instance) is not a supported by MS. If it breaks, you will get no support.
Thank you for bringing this up, Gail !
I did indeed failed to mention to take the sqlinstance down before the snapshot creation 🙁
Johan
Learn to play, play to learn !
Dont drive faster than your guardian angel can fly ...
but keeping both feet on the ground wont get you anywhere :w00t:
- How to post Performance Problems
- How to post data/code to get the best help[/url]
- How to prevent a sore throat after hours of presenting ppt
press F1 for solution, press shift+F1 for urgent solution 😀
Need a bit of Powershell? How about this
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April 18, 2012 at 4:47 am
ALZDBA (4/18/2012)
Thank you for bringing this up, Gail !
I did indeed failed to mention to take the sqlinstance down before the snapshot creation 🙁
Even with the instance stopped, it's still not a supported scenario at present.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
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