Knowledge Base for Windows

Description/Problem:
The Microsoft Windows Server – Cluster Service offer cost-effective high availability for a wide variety of applications that are easy to deploy and manage. Sometimes issues of cluster service can be related also to the network – strictly speaking to the configuration of Cluster Heartbeat LAN.

Solution:
KB258750

Description/Problem:
The NC_Net is well-known as Windows monitoring agent for Nagios. Performs both Passive and active checks, as well as WMI checks, and external script running. Full local or remote configuration. Core of this utility is based on .Net Framework 2.0. I found the article which help me to solve problem with hanging NC_Net agent after the Windows system start-up.

Solution:
Ubergeek Technical Howtos’ & SourceForge.Net

Description/Problem:
Stability of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system is well known. The risk level related to system stability is growing up when you install to the system additional services like IIS or Cluster service, 3rd party applications or new drivers for specific hardware for SAN (like HBA – Host Bus Adapter).

Solution:
We prepare a short list of recommended Windows Server 2003 Hotfixes for SAN Environment. All hotfixes are available in section Download.

Recommended Hotfixes for Windows 2003 SP2 (32-bit/64-bit)

• KB940307 – to update Mountmgr Driver
• KB950448 – to update StorPort Driver and/or depending on the used HBA or storage controller driver type
• KB934848 – to update SCSIport Driver
• KB953325 – to update NTFS Driver
• KB943669 – to update VolSnap/VSS and FTDisk Drivers
• KB940349 – to update Volsnap/VSS Drivers Rollup patch
• KB952145 – to update RPCRT4 (64-bit only)
• KB942486 – to update Kernel Driver
• KB953230 – to update TCPIP Driver
• KB938666 – to update DFS.SYS Driver
• KB934016 – to update COM+ Driver

Additional fixes when a Cluster Service is used

• KB944971 – to update ClusDisk Driver
• KB948701 – to update Resrcmon