Running Windows updates on a mirrored database

I have two SQL 2008 servers running server 2008 r2 that have two different databases mirrored. I need to install the windows updates on both servers. What is the best way to install updates and keep the databases mirrored?? I assume I need
to break the mirror, install the updates on the secondary mirror server then reboot. Then reconnect the mirror, fail over to secondary mirror server, then update the primary db server. Then reboot primary, then fail back over to the primary db
server. I'm just confused as to the exact steps for completing this. What commands need to be run when breaking or reconnecting the mirroring? Can someone point me to any specific instructions for this? Everything I find seems to leave
out specifics.
Thanks,
brockstar
-Brockstar

As Prashanth has suggested your steps going to be to:
1. Disable witness
ALTER
DATABASE
[your database] SET
WITNESS OFF
2. Patch current mirror
3. Reboot current mirror if necessary
4. Failover from principal to newly patching mirror
--RUN on THE COMMAND ON THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL TO MOVE TO OTHER SERVER
ALTER
DATABASE
[your database] SET
PARTNER FAILOVER
5. Short outage whilst the new principal comes online
6. Start patching the current mirror (original principal)
7. reboot current mirror 8. failback to original principal server
9. add back the witness
ALTER
DATABASE
[your database] SET
WITNESS = 'TCP://[your FQDN]:[your port]'
10. Good to go

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4)Renamed C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.old
5) Restarted Windows 8.1.
6) Verified that C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 and that C:Windows\SoftwareDistribution folders had been rebuilt.
7) I then ran the Windows update troubleshooter from the Window 8.1 Action Center again and got the same response as listed above. The errors still exist and are not fixed.
8) Finally, I downloaded Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation and I did a completely new clean install of Windows 8.1 and without installing anything else (no updates, no software, no antivirus) the above errors appeared within minutes after connecting
to the internet. I checked using the Windows update troubleshooter several times before connecting to the Internet and each time no problems were found, but shortly after I connected the above errors are shown to exists.
Any suggestions that will help fix this issue will be of great help.

Did anyone ever find an actual fix for this problem? I have a very similar problem. I have gone through the same steps for fixing my issues with getting a message of problems found every time I run the Windows Update troubleshooter. It
continually finds what it says are Potential Windows Update Database error detected 0x800700D and says they are fixed, along with another message saying Windows Update components must be repaired and it says they are fixed as well. However, each time
I run the troubleshooter it finds the same issues. I have no problems running Windows Update under Windows 8.1 and them all installing without issue, yet I can't download or update ANY apps within the MS store and like the problem above, when it looks
for my apps it says it's having problems finding them and to try later. If I try to download even a free app, I get an error message that something happened and your purchase can't be completed. Error code: 0x80096004.
I have dug through everything I can find on this error message and tried changing my sign in on my laptop to a local account, created a new MS account to access the store and continue to get the same error message. I have tried it with my Kaspersky
Internet Security 2015 turned completely off. I've also ran SFC scannow and there are no errors and have ran DISM which found a problem but says it was fixed. After running it again, there were no errors. I have no other problems with anything
else (that I know of on my machine). It is an Asus Q400A and came with Windows 8.0. I ran all the updates and then upgraded to 8.1 through the MS store without issue. I have installed all updates since upgrading to 8.1 and have absolutely
no problem running ANY updates, but can't seem to access the store no matter what I try.
If anyone has found a solution to this I'd appreciate your input. Hard to believe MS would put out a product that has such a basic problem that has affected so many users and can't seem to come up with some resolution that doesn't require registry
editing, running commands from elevated command prompts, and a CS degree to resolve--there are soooo many issues online regarding this kind of error and others related to running SFC and DISM...most ending up in their ultimate default answer....renew or reinstall
Windows and all the updates....which still doesn't resolve the problem for many! I've always been a PC guy, but I'm starting to like the MacBook Pro I picked for work related reasons with great hesitation. I've wasted more time chasing this issue
down than I all the time I've spent actually using the Mac without even a hitch!
Thx in advance for any feedback....please no MAC blasting....at this point, it would be not well received!!

Windows update cannot run because service is not working.

Thinkpad E545, Windows 7 (64 bit) Professional. When I attempt to run Windows Update I get the message "Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not working." Microsoft Fix-It does not help. I found a YouTube posted by Richard Lloyd and followed the steps: the Windows Update service is running, the Background service is running. Several web sources including Microsoft point to an Intel RST driver. I downloaded this driver g1io15ww.exe and ran the file, but still no joy. A solution would be welcome, and Happy Thanksgiving. -- Alan

Hello and welcome,
Your laptop is AMD-based (IIRC) so an Intel driver isn't going to help.
If the update issue is caused by the AHCI driver incorrectly reporting physical sector size (that's what those IRST reports are about) it might be fixed by installing the correct AHCI driver for your laptop:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-edge-laptops/thinkpad-edge-e5...
There are other reasons for Win update failures, so this isn't a sure thing. Worth a try, maybe. I've personally only seen this issue with Intel hardware.
Z.
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Running Windows 7 on a Mac: updates and security

I will be purchasing a new MacBook Pro soon and will need to run Windows in order to access some corporate applications and to use Internet Explorer (for Microsoft's Share Point application, Live Meeting, etc.) for my work - fairly limited Windows applications. I have been reading some comparisons of Fusion vs. Parallels and superficially understand the difference between the virtual machine approach and Boot Camp. If I want to enjoy the benefits of doing most of my personal computing on a Mac, it only makes sense for me to have Windows running as an OSX application rather than have to restart to get to Windows via Boot Camp. If I'm going to do the latter, I might as well buy a Windows PC, at least for work.
Despite searching around on the web and talking to various Apple folks on the phone and in stores, I have not been able to find clear answers about 2 issues that seem crucial in running Windows via Parallels or Fusion: (1) how does one install Windows updates, which seem to come out every few days, some of which are major fixes; and (2) what are the security concerns in running Windows as an OSX application - are there any? If there are security issues in running WIndows via Fusion or Parallels, what are the best ways to protect oneself?
A related set of questions is: (3) is it sensible to install Windows in a Boot Camp partition as well as to install it via Fusion or Parallels, or does it work to just install via the virtual machine method, at least for my purposes? If I were to install Windows both ways, would I run into licensing issues with Microsoft, where it might look to them like I was installing Windows on more than one machine? And, if I were to install Windows natively via Boot Camp, what are the best options for security?
Thank you anyone out there who can provide answers or point me to answers.

1. Run Windows Update like you would on any other PC.
2. Windows is Windows no matter how it's installed so it's susceptable to the same viruses you could get by running it on any other PC.
3. Both Parallels and Fusion can boot from an installation of Boot Camp. you don't nee to install Windows twice.

Windows Update Stalls When Running in Windows 7/Windows Virtual PC/Win XP_ Mode

Hi
This is Bob in Tallahassee. Can anyone please help. I installed Win7 Pro on a newly built PC and then Windows Virtual PC/Win XP Mode. When I try running Windows Update in the XP mode window, it keeps cycling "searching for updates"
and never reaches the next step, never stops cycling. I checked msconfig and there is a process "svchost.exe" eating 99% of resources. It is likely related to windows update. When I shut it down, my internet connection is cut
off, but the Windows Update still keeps cycling. I have tried all I know, including optimizing bios for virtualization. Is there another setting that I'm missing? Thanks. Bob

Hi,
I find some error information in your log:
Windows Update error 80070643
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/windows-update-error-80070643#1TC=windows-7
You can refer to this link to troubleshoot your issue:
.NET Framework update installation error: "0x80070643" or "0x643"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/kb976982/en-us
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Lync and applying Windows Updates to Mirrored SQL Servers 2012

Hi
I would like to apply windows updates to our mirrored sql servers 2012 for Lync. A consultant installed Lync 2013 and the mirrored environment. According to him he states, 'Lync is actively managing that mirror opposed to standard mirror configuration'.
Can anyone give me insight into what this means when I would like to apply windows updates to these sql servers?
Thanks
Kathy

Hi,
Based on my knowledge, if the Windows Update applys to your system, then you are able to install it without issue, you may follow the KB article for the update, there may be some action we need to do to make the update work.
You may open control panel, find Windows Updates to check your Windows update settings.
And this forum focuses on SCOM related issues, you may also post in Windows Server or SQL server forums.
If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to let me know.
Regards,
Yan Li
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