[THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
- From: "Evan Mann" <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:59:52 -0500
In a perfect world, every IT department might have the resources to
clean install all their servers for service packs upgrade, but I'd guess
that's well under 25% of IT departments, if not even far less then that.
I've found that almost every problem caused by a service pack upgrade
could be fixed with no negative effects of using said fix. That's why
I let everyone else early adopt on service pack updates (and hotfixes
for that matter).
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:52 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
Well, Citrix and TS are generally considered disposable servers. A
rebuild of the Citrix servers (atleast for the companies I work with) is
quite simple. It's actually easier for us to add/replace a component in
our scripts and redeploy than it is to "Upgrade" and clean up the
aftermath.
I know it seems rediculous to want to have a "clean" install of the OS
and ServicePack vs just installing the ServicePack later on, but it's a
problem that Microsoft created for themselves. Simply look at
Microsoft's history of Service Packs w/ Terminal Server and you'll
understand why. W2K SP2, SP3 and SP4 all have had major issues and
there are reports of W2K3 SP1 having some issues... I switched to the
"clean" install concept with W2K Sp3 and have great success with it.
Joe
On 3/24/06, Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Or call Citrix support for assistance? For the amount of money
we pay for Citrix, I'd be really ticked off if the only solution was to
re-install. Does anyone else find that unacceptable?
I certainly can appreciate the desire to have "clean" installs
of products, but to be required to re-install after every service pack
upgrade to an OS is completely ridiculous, for ANY product.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf
Of Jeff Pitsch
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:12 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
Did anyone simply try doing a repair of Citrix after SP1 was
installed? Just curious.
Jeff Pitsch
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On 3/24/06, Schneider, Chad M <CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
Uninstall Citrix, install SP1, reinstall Citrix?
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Martin
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:43 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
What are you supposed to do if Citrix PS 4 is already
installed and you must install 2003 SP 1??
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Schneider, Chad M
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:26 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
Upgrade to SP1, post Citrix install, you are asking for
problems.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf
Of IT Support
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:52 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
How about upgrading to SP1 with Citrix installed?
I've just put SP1 on one of my servers with a view to
upgrading the entire farm, but am having problems with shadow keys
Ie.
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?ID=238
Is there anything else I should be aware of?
I don't really fancy rebuilding citrix if I can get away
with it!
N
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf
Of Schneider, Chad M
Sent: 24 March 2006 14:19
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
Be sure the server is 2003 SP1 BEFORE you install
Citrix.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf
Of Evan Mann
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:08 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003 SP1
It's hasn't caused a single problem for me. My 4 PS 4.0
servers were loaded fresh onto 2003 SP1 boxes. I've run about a dozen
pre PS4 R01 updates to fix some printing issues, and others just for
"good measure". Haven't gotten a chance to install R01 + post R01 fixes
yet.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ] On Behalf
Of Minero, Hector B CIV K55
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:03 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Windows 2003 SP1
Does Windows 2003 SP1 still cause problems in PS 4.0?
I'm getting ready to rebuild some servers and I'm
wondering if I should install Win2k3 SP1.
I tried searching thethin.net <http://thethin.net/> list
archives, but that was useless.
Is there a better place to search for list archives?
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