Applying patches without restarting servers

[Chandhru]

Hi,

I am an new admin. I need some guidance in applying windows patches without restarting the production server. please provide me some guidance in patch management in prod. servers

 

[mrdenny]

If the patch says that it needs to reboot then it needs to reboot.

Microsoft has gotten much better about having the patch know if it needs to reboot in order to be fully applied.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)

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[tom11011]

Welcome to the world of microsoft.

 

[bofhrevenge2]

2003 SP1 includes a new feature that allows binaries to be patched in memory so soon this problem should be greatly reduced. As for now as mrdenny says if it needs a reboot then it does.

"Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud

 

[Kurt111780]

tom11011, we have linux servers also and they want to reboot all the time as well.

Kurt

It's only easy if you know how.

http://www.seedandgarden.com

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Yep people always seem to think having to reboot a server after certain patches is an MS only problem.

"Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud

 

[HarleyGod]

When it sayd you have to reboot...you have to reboot. bottom line. IF you don't like it give Billy G a call. Nowadays there are a lot more patches that can be installed without rebooting but some still require it.

Sorry dude.