Windows patching for UCCE 7.2 and IVR

Just a general question concerning patching windows servers. We are running Windows server 2003 for our UCCE and IVR. Does everyone patch their servers when microsoft releases new patches or how is that done? Fairly new to using UCCE and IVR so I don't want to cause any issues as the system is running pretty smoothly.

How does the Cisco Impact Assessment figure into the process. It was my understanding that Cisco reviewed the Microsoft patches and then only suggested applying the ones listed in the Impact Assessment as "Impacting". Am I correct in that?
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/IA_mar10.html

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Hi,
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Deskjet 710/720/810/820/1000 Series printers - Patch for 64 bit Vista and Windows 7

There is an issue with the 64 bit Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 or 8.1 drivers that causes the spooler to crash with the following HP Deskjet printers:
Deskjet 710
Deskjet 712
Deskjet 720
Deskjet 722
Deskjet 810
Deskjet 812
Deskjet 820
Deskjet 822
Deskjet 1000
The attached file contains a patch for this issue for Vista and Windows 7.
[The patch does not currently work for Windows 8 or 8.1 x64 systems. There are some efforts to address this, if a solution is developed it will be posted here. {Edit - I have not made any progress in getting the patch to work in Windows 8 x64.}]
First make sure the driver for the printer is installed. If the driver has not been installed go to Start, Devices and Printers, Add a Printer, Local Printer, choose the proper port (for USB-Parallel converters the port will likely be USB001: or perhaps USB002: ), Next, click Windows Update then choose HP for the manufacturer and select the appropriate printer.
Apply the patch as follows: Log into the computer with an administrative account. Download the patch by clicking on this link or on the paper clip at the end of this post. Save the patch file to your computer, then unzip it. Next copy the three DLL files to the following directory: %windir%\system32\spool\drivers\x64\3
Note that %windir% is a system variable that points to the location of the Windows directory. For most systems this will be C:\Windows. You can click Start, Computer and type %windir%\system32\spool\drivers\x64\3 in the address bar and it will find the right place.
This can be done from a DOS prompt if DOS is opened with the "run as administrator" command, or from explorer with a copy and paste. Depending on your UAC settings you may need to provide confirmation. Also allow the current files to be overwritten if prompted.
This patch is not required and should not applied to a 32 bit version of Vista or Windows 7.
Thanks to extraordinary Microsoft engineer Alan Morris for guidance for the patch.
Update - the following are more detailed installation instructions:
Download the patch from here. Now click on the file and open it, then extract the patch to some directory that is easy to find. (I use c:\temp. If this directory does not exist you can create it as follows: open the administrative DOS prompt by clicking on Start, All Programs, Accessories, then right click on CMD.EXE and select Run as Administrator. Click in the DOS box then type the following:
MD c:\temp
CD \temp
Now extract the patch files into the c:\temp directory (extract all, chose c:\temp as the destination).
[Update - Windows security settings may prevent these files from being used, please open Computer, type c:\temp in the address bar and then right click on each of the dll files and select Properties. If there is a message in Properties indicating the file was downloaded from the internet and may be blocked then unblock the file before proceeding.]
Next click back in the administrative DOS prompt and type the following: (stuff in green is comments, do not type them...)
DIR *.dll (this is just to verify the files are there, it should list hpvdb720.dll, hpvdb820.dll and hpwm5db1.dll and perhaps others.)
Net stop spooler (makes sure the files are not in use.)
Copy hpvdb720.dll C:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\x64\3 (this is for the Deskjet 710/712/720/722)
Copy hpvdb820.dll c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\x64\3 (this covers the Deskjet 820 and 822)
Copy hpwm5db1.dll c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\x64\3(this covers the Deskjet 1000)
Net Start Spooler
Exit
[Edit - note that these DLL files will already be in the directory. You will get a warning asking if it is OK to overwrite the files, say "yes".]
At this point the patch is installed and ready to print.
Note that the printers here do not support USB connections, they have only parallel ports. [Edit - if your printer does have a parallel port use it, this will likely be much less problematic than using a USB-Parallel converter.] If you use a USB-parallel converter make sure it is supported in your operating system. The following posts are flagged with USB-parallel cables that are reported to work in Windows 7.   A driver is required for the USB-parallel converter in addition to the driver for the printer. For supported converters this is typically supplied automatically in Windows 7. Note: the proper port to select for the USB-Parallel converters is often USB001:. I have heard of some cases where the port was USB002: or LPT3: as well. If the port you are using does not succeed (after applying the patch) try changing the port by going to Start, Devices and Printers, right click on your printer and select Printer Properties, then click on the Ports tab.
Bob Headrick, HP Expert
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Just want to send a thanks. Purchased a new HP computer with 64 bit Windows 7 and haven't been able to get my 722c to work. This patch worked like a charm!

Zenworks Patch for Zen 3.2 and no console prompt????????

I've installed my patch for zen 3.2 on a netware 4.11 server and for
some
reason my console prompt is gone. I can still get to the console
screen buy
alt and esc and see the screen but, this is no prompt. It's like going
to a
command prompt in windows but there is not command prompt. Does
anybody know
what wrong?
thanks
Pat Lenahan

Here it is!
"Jared L Jennings" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Do you know what the last thing is that loaded?
> If you are able to login to the server, do you have a console log?
> sys:\etc\consol.log If so you might post the latter part of it.
> It will prompt you for each thing to be loaded, then you will know
> which is the last.
>
> On, a side note. ZFD 3.2 is not supported on 4.11, I believe it
works,
> but for sure don't be surprised if you get errors.
>
> --
> Jared L Jennings
> Novell Support Forums SysOp
> Using XanaNews 1.15.2.7
> Geek by nature, NetWare by choice.
Loading module NWSNUT.NLM
This module is ALREADY loaded and cannot be loaded more than once.
Loading module JAVA.NLM
Novell JVM Version 1.1.7B Build 01012614
Version 1.17 January 26, 2001
Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Novell, Inc.
Portions Copyright (c) 1998 Sun Microsystems
Debug symbol information for JAVA.NLM loaded
Loading module JAVA.NLM
This module is ALREADY loaded and cannot be loaded more than once.
Loading module DBSRV7.NLM
Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere 7.0.0.505
Version 7.00 December 14, 2000
Copyright 1989-2000 Sybase, Inc. All rights reserved. All
unpublished
rights
reserved.
Auto-loading module MATHLIB.NLM
NetWare Math Library Auto-Load Stub
Version 4.21 March 31, 2000
Copyright (c) 2000 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Loading module DDCLIENT.NLM
NetWare 4.1 Direct Directory Client
Version 6.56 February 10, 1998
Copyright 1993-1997 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents
Pending.
Portions (C) Copyright 1986-1990 RSA Data Security, Inc.
Loading module IMGSERV4.NLM
ZENworks Imaging Proxy Server (NetWare 4)
Version 3.01 July 12, 2001
(C) Copyright Novell Inc.
Auto-loading module NETDB.NLM
NETWORK DATABASE ACCESS NLM
Version 4.10a August 14, 2000
(C) Copyright 1998, Novell, Inc. All rights reserved
NDS Context: O=anlin
NetDB Library loaded successfully.
Auto-loading module ZENIMGDS.NLM
ZENworks Imaging DS Library
Version 3.22b March 20, 2003
Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Novell, Inc.
Debug symbol information for ZENIMGDS.NLM loaded
Search 6: [Server Path] SYS:MCAFEE\NETSHLD\
Loading module NETSHLD.NLM
McAfee NetShield for NetWare
Version 4.60 December 17, 2001
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. All
Rights
Reserv
ed.
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McAfee NetShield for NetWare
Version 4.60 December 17, 2001
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. All
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Auto-loading module MCSCAN32.NLM
Network Associates Anti-Virus Engine
Version 42.40 February 24, 2003
Copyright (c) 2003 Networks Associates Technology,Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
Loading module DSBACKER.NLM
NetWare 4.11 Directory Services Install
Version 5.50 September 30, 1998
Copyright 1993-1996 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents
Pending.
Symantec Java! JustInTime Compiler Version 3.10.110(x) for JDK 1.1.x
Copyright (C) 1996-99 Symantec Corporation
Symantec Java! JustInTime Compiler Version 3.10.110(x) for JDK 1.1.x
Copyright (C) 1996-99 Symantec Corporation
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/omg/CORBA/ORB
Loading module PFTDLBS.NLM.naming.NamingServer.main(Compiled
Code)
Java Class Libraries for NetWare - 4.x Loader Aide
Version 1.10 July 12, 2000
Copyright 1997-1999 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
6-20-03 1:33:20 pm: RSPX-4.12-28
Remote console connection granted for 00000001:0007E9F4791A
6-20-03 1:41:10 pm: RSPX-4.12-23
Remote console connection cleared for 00000001:0007E9F4791A
6-21-03 12:38:03 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User ANDY at station 55 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:08:18 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User SHIPPING at station 11 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:08:18 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User MANUEL at station 20 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:08:18 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User GEORGE at station 21 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:08:18 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User PAM at station 71 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:08:18 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User RICHARD at station 134 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 1:38:34 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User ANNA at station 116 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-21-03 5:14:35 pm: RSPX-4.12-28
Remote console connection granted for 00000001:0007E9F4791A
6-21-03 5:15:40 pm: RSPX-4.12-23
Remote console connection cleared for 00000001:0007E9F4791A
6-22-03 12:38:11 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User ANDY at station 18 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-22-03 1:08:27 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User MANUEL at station 2 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-22-03 1:08:27 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User RICHARD at station 14 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-22-03 1:08:27 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User SHIPPING at station 20 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-22-03 1:08:27 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User GEORGE at station 24 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
Loading module DSBACKER.NLM
NetWare 4.11 Directory Services Install
Version 5.50 September 30, 1998
Copyright 1993-1996 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents
Pending.
Module DSBACKER.NLM unloaded
6-23-03 1:07:33 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User SHIPPING at station 14 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-23-03 1:07:33 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User GEORGE at station 17 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-23-03 1:07:33 am: SERVER-4.11-930
User BOBBY at station 18 connection terminated
User did not log out within 5 minutes after security watchdog
notice
6-23-03 9:13:30 am: RSPX-4.12-28
Remote console connection granted for 00000001:00065B9E477E
6-23-03 9:13:55 am: RSPX-4.12-23
Remote console connection cleared for 00000001:00065B9E477E
6-23-03 10:49:04 am: RSPX-4.12-28
Remote console connection granted for 00000001:0007E9F4791A
6-23-03 10:49:39 am: RSPX-4.12-23
Remote console connection cleared for 00000001:0007E9F4791A

When will a patch for Norton tool bar and Firefox 30.00 be available.

Version 30 is incompatible with the Norton toolbar. When will a patch be available?

You message says the Norton toolbar version you have is incompatible with Firefox 30.0, not the other way.
About the only good thing with Norton is that they have had a Live update patch for their toolbar extension ready within a day of a new major Firefox release ever since Fx 5.0
Unlike with most extensions, the extensions that tie in with say a antivirus on Windows needs to be updated for each new major Firefox version .exe.

WL 5.1sp9 and patches for JDK 1.3 and Solaris 2.8patches

Are there any patches needed to run WL 5.1 sp 9 with solaris 2.8, JDK 1.3.0, and clarify 10.1. Any response to any topic would be appreciated.

see http://java.sun.com for patches required for the JVM
Mike
Dennis P. Meek <[email protected]> wrote:
Are there any patches needed to run WL 5.1 sp 9 with solaris 2.8, JDK
1.3.0, and clarify 10.1. Any response to any topic would be appreciated.

Q: Window Titles for Identically Named Objects and Views

How does such an application described on
http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/at/book/Windows8.html#50028
behave when there are 4 Windows and Window #2 is closed ?
Will 3 and 4 renumbered to 2 and 3 ? or Do they stay and the next Window opened becomes #2 ?

Aside from testing it yourself, reading the link,
you the programmer must add "something" to identify
each windows...
How shall I test it ? - I don't think SUN is giving
SMC away for free ...Don't need SMC, it was used as an example, It could be a text editor with multiple windows pointing to the same file object...
>
so following that logic, the next window that gets
opened will be "5"...
How do you know ? - Is there a reference
implementation of a swing program ???
Best explained in this statement from the link...
If multiple primary windows show views of the same object, distinguish each of the windows by appending the suffix :n to the object name in the window title
So lets say that I am using multiple Windows (like JFrame) to display the same object... Then as part of the opening sequence for each window would do a check to see if it is the same object, if so, then it would increment an int like int windowNumber; then use the setTitle("myObjectname" + windowNumber)
since the int windowNumber increments by one each time a new window opens up displaying the same object, then logically it I have 4 windows open, they would be numbered 1-4 with the next one being 5 regardless of whether the other windows are open or not...
Unless I wrote some code that upon closing a windows, it re-numbers the window... Which brings us to this question below...
you would need to program something ( like a method
) that renumber your windows...
Really ?!? - That's why I'm asking: HOW should it be
renumbered ???Well this would be the fun part...
each window would have a int variable to indicates is number if its the same object...
each window object will be kept in a list...
upon closing a windows, it will check all windows containing the same object who ID number is greater than the window ID number of the closed window and decrement them by one... so if window with ID number 2 gets closed, then window with ID number 3,4,5 6 gets decremented by one making its 2,3,4,5 respectively...
Which means that you will have to create a method that upon closing a windows with an ID number, call the decrement method that iterates through the list and decrements the ID number...
psuedo code:
upon windows close call renumber menthod...
renumberMethod ( windowList,ID , object)
for (int i=0; i < windowList.size() -1; i ++){
if ((windowList.getObject() ==object)&&(windowList[i].getID() > ID){
windowList[i].decrementID();}
//... some code...
decrementID(){
--IDnumber; // where ID number is an instance variable of the Window object
setTitle(ObjectName + IDnumber);
Or something along these lines...
- MaxxDmg...
- ' He who never sleeps... '

Searching for BW Front End Patch for BW 3.50 and SAPGUI 640

Hi SDN Community
We have recently upgraded to SAP GUI 640,
Analyzer, Query designer and WAD are now not working i image because it needs an upgraded BW frontend patch.
But i am trying to find the correct FEP for BW version to install for BW 350.
I have come as far as the below link, but cannot find the FEP's. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Simon
Download BW 3.x Frontend Patches in the new
SAP Support Portal: Software Distribution Center
using the following path: http://service.sap.com/swdc
Download --> Support Packages & Patches --> Entry by Application Group --> SAPNetWeaver
--> SAP NetWeaver --> < SAP NW 04 --> Entry by Component --> Business Intelligence --> SAP BW 3.5
--> Frontend -->

Go to SAP Note 1006942 - BW 3.5 Frontend Patch 12 and click on the 'Download Corrections' button at the top of the screen.
Hope this helps...
Bob

Version 31.3.0 hangs on Windows 7, for 2 IMAP servers and for yahoo

Just upgraded to 31.3.0 on Windows 7. I have 2 IMAP servers and yahoo accounts configured. Thunderbird client just hangs there (shows Searching... at the bottom), doesn't show any emails. Also, unable to bring up various windows: Tools->Add Ons and Tools->Options do not pop any windows. Worked just fine in previous version.

what happens when you hold shift while starting Thunderbird?

Is it possible to have a window open for my library and the Itunes store so that I can toggle between the two? I want to check my library before I purchase songs to make sure that I don't already own them.

Is it possible to have a window open for my Itunes Library and Itunes store at the same time so that I can toggle back and forth between the two. I want to check my library before I buy songs to make sure that I don't duplicate.
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Patch for native LDAP and non-password authentication

Hi
I was just wondering whether there was a patch for Solaris 10 for the following bug:
4909247: Solaris 8 Client has broken .rhosts authentication with patch 108993-21
(Contrary to the bug description it affects all versions of Solaris)
There are patches for Solaris 8 (118993) and Solaris 9 (112960) that fix this issue but I can't find one for Solaris 10.
Regards
Tom

The issue is fixed in 10.0 MP1 with this patch CR347434
-Faisal
http://www.weblogic-wonders.com

Cisco Provided OS Patches for UCCX 7.0

I am getting ready to install UCCX 7.0 and patch it up (OS Disks are 2003.1.5) but for the life of me I can't find any OS patches under this area of the downloads section. I can find a lot of UCCX patches but nothing on the OS. Knowing that UCCM (CallManager) was windows based up until release 4.3 I went over there and found OS patches there. My question is this: Is there any functional difference between the MCS patches for UCCM 4.3 and any that might be elsewhere for UCCX? I would prefer to stay with the correct MCS OS patch if there is one but honestly it makes sense that it wouldn't be.
Opinions?

Hello,
5 point for You Aaron, this is completely correct the patches for the OS are the same. I dont know why they are under the CUCM and not under UCCX.
HTH
Please rate this post if was helpful
Walter Solano
Cisco UCCX Specialist

Is there a bash patch for PPC Tiger?

I see there are patches for (Intel) Mountain Lion and Mavericks - what about older Macs such as my G5 running Tiger?

Version 4.3.28 here...
http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2014/09/bashing-bash-one-more-time-updated.html
It looks bit intimidating at first but in reality it starts with a series of tests to see to which commands your BASH might be prone. Given I know my Tiger hasn't been updated in this regard since Apple stopped doing updates 5 years or more ago I figure it is prone to all of them. Once you run the first one you probably don't need to run all the others since there isn't really anything different you do in the end.
The actual process is simple and basically you are replacing two files in your computer's library with two copies of a single file you download and decompress first. You can then run the tests a second time if you wish. I guess that might be to make sure there isn't something else catching those commands and handling them but my computer came clean.
Everything is done in Terminal because you're working with folders that don't allow drag and drop replacement of files. I highlighted the text in the instructions in the link above in my web browser and dragged the whole thing to a blank Text Edit document. Although the instructions say to close all applications I kept the document window open and highlighted and dragged the individual line commands from the document to the Terminal window to save a bit of typing.

Unable to Install Windows Server 2012 R2; system aborts and reboots after first blue Windows logo appears

System: Dell PowerEdge sc1420 with dual xeon and Adaptec 2420SA SATA RAID (supported by OS); 10 GB memory (2x4, rank 2, organization x4, in DIMM1 & DIMM2; 2x1, registered, organization x8, in DIMM3 & DIMM4)
This computer is currently running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise which was installed with no problems.
Objective: clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on an otherwise unused RAID array disk set.
All attempts to boot from DVD result in loading of files (grey progress bar on bottom of screen), brief dark screen, then black screen with a blue windows logo for about 2 seconds and then a flash of about 10 lines of error notifications on a black screen
for about 1/4 second (unreadable), and then a reboot of the computer.
Coreinfo.exe confirms that cpus DO support NX and PAE; do NOT support VMX (virtual machine enhancements).
Attempts to run memtest.exe from boot disk tool-menu startup result in an error message that the memtest.exe file is corrupt.
Running memtest.exe from Windows 2008 R2 install disk results in all memory tests passed!
Attempted booting with multiple DVD's (some +R, some -R, all verified) burned from .iso. These DVD's were used successfully to install Windows Server 2012 R2 on an HP Pavilion. Also changed DVD drives just to rule out DVD hardware.
Running CHKDSK from Windows 2012 R2 on HP Pavilion shows no problems; running CHKDSK from Windows 2008 R2 on the Dell system on the same disks shows some problems. Running checkdisk on the Windows 2008 R2 install disk from the Windows 2008 R2 installed
system shows no problems. All disks burned and verified on same system.
Also attempted to boot from USB thumbdrive with copy of DVD on it. Same results: system loads files then reboots at first Windows logo. So that would rule out disk quality issues per se??
Started to try an upgrade rather clean install to see if any errors were announced. None were announced as the system went through much of the process. I aborted somewhere along the way before committing to the upgrade because 1) the most likely
outcome was it would not boot after install (I don't really need the practice in restoring); and 2) even if it did reboot, having a system that can't be repaired by booting the install disk is pointless.
All disks and raid arrays are recognized and usable by RAID controller card and by Windows Server 2008 R2. Disks are within spec for use with Adaptec 2420SA (1TB @ 300).
Is VMX (aka VT-x) actaully required for ANY install even though Hyper-V is not intended to be used? If so, it is too bad that the Microsoft system requirements (
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303418.aspx ) don't make that clear. And lack of VMX support really doesn't explain the memtest.exe "corruption" issue.
Or is it maybe something unique about the files on 2012 R2 disk (or disk image on USB) that are causing some problem with the chipset processing? But why?
My vote would be for the latter of the issues, but I have no clue why or if it is remediable. Suggestions?

So here is what I think is the final understanding of this problem:
First, one additional piece of important information: The computer successfully moves into and through the Windows Boot Loader phase and succeeding phase ONLY for Windows 8.1 32-bit, but NOT for Windows 8.1 64-bit nor for Windows
Server 2012 R2 (only 64-bit).
The Windows Boot Manager phase (which precedes the Windows Boot Loader phase) is either 32-bit or 64-bit (64 –bit for this case) and is loaded by the 16-bit stub program (Bootmgr) which starts in real mode.
Windows Boot Loader of course runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit (64 –bit for this case) according to the product being installed.
By inference, the essential problem is occurring in conjunction with the loading of a WIM file to start the Windows Boot Manager.
The boot manager starts ok and generally shows its essential screens (Windows Boot Manager; Advanced Boot Options) or proceeds to load files for transition into Windows startup in the succeeding Windows Boot Loader phase (that doesn’t “boot” but rather
loads the system). This is best confirmed by the announced corruption of the memtest.exe file when selecting Windows Memory Diagnostic from the Windows Boot Manager Screen.
If allowed to continue loading files to pass control to the Windows Boot Manager, the type of abort and resulting immediate restart that occurs is that which you would associate with unhandled cpu exceptions (invalid instruction, memory out of range,
wild interrupt, etc.) that most of us have not commonly seen for 20 years (since beginning to use well behave OS’s from Windows NT 3.1 and on).
So, the problem obviously is due to a failure to properly mount the WIM file and/or properly access it (probably the latter) when running in 64-bit protected mode.
This is independent of the hardware on which the install disk is actually mounted (DVD or USB-flash), so it is NOT a hardware problem
per se.
Since the WIM is mounted early in the process, Boot Manager may well have loaded it using BIOS routines to access the physical device on which it resides rather than loading 32-bit or 64-bit drivers of its own.
Hence, if the BIOS does not “mount” the WIM in a way that is later fully compatible with access from the 64-bit systems being loaded, it could cause apparent file corruption.
If it is only partially incompatible some functionality may appear quite usable (like loading files) until later detected.
This is vague on my part, because the exact nature of the incompatibility cannot be readily determined from the information available.
But the consequence is the same: the system cannot boot from the install disk, either for initial installation or repairs.
Incidental conclusion: The 64-bit boot manager code for Windows Server 2008 does not exhibit this faulty behavior, but the 64-bit code for Windows Server 2012 does.
So the problem is not inherent with loading 64-bit server OS’s.
Expectations: If the system were to be upgraded using the features of the install disk while running an installed OS, say Windows Server 2008 R2, it might well succeed and yield a fully functional system upgraded to Windows Server 2012
R2 (because the installed operating system is started from discrete files, not from a WIM file).
However, in order to perform a disaster recovery using Windows resources (such as image backups from Windows Server Backup), one would have to presumably boot from a Windows Server 2012 64-bit install disk or Windows Server USB recovery drive.
Of course we know that the Windows Server install disk will not boot and we can be fairly sure that the problem will migrate to any Windows Server USB recovery drive that is created.
My inspection of a Windows 7 System Repair CD shows that is based exclusively on boot.wim, not discrete files!
Of course a generated image for a WIM for Windows 2012 USB recovery drive
might not have the flaw that drives this behavior, but it probably would.
Problem conclusion: A BIOS upgrade would be required for compatibility with Windows Server 2014 clean installation
and any maintenance; and none is available from the OEM.
Problem not resolved, but understood for future reference.
Thanks to Tim whose comments helped me focus my thinking.

How to install Window service for Managed Servers of a Cluster

Dear All,
          I am preparing a production setup consist of three machines A,B and C. Machines A is the Admin Server which hosts a cluster consist of two managed nodes. I intend to schedule both these nodes, targeted to two different machines (machines B node-b and machine C host node-c), as startup task on daily basis. I have no Node Manager running on machine A, but on machine B and machine C.
          I am only interested to schedule started task for node-b and node-c only. I need to know how to install the Windows services for the node-b and node-c since there are targeted on remote machines. Starting managed server as Win sevice works in the case of standalone managed servers but not sure when it comes to cluster setup.I appreciate if you can throw some light on this question.
          Thanks
          Kris

Krish,
          >Let say I gracefully shutdown both managed servers while >Admin is running. Do you think both these nodes while be >brought up ? I dont think they will come up.
          If you require an automatic restart when the managed server did not enter a failed state you can use the weblogic.Admin utility to ping the servers and kick off a server startup in the normal way with nodemanger see:
          http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs81/admin_ref/cli.html
          http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs81/adminguide/confignodemgr.html
          If your servers entered a failed state you can use weblogics self health monitoring.
          >Can we use JMX MBean to start managed servers ?
          Yes.
          As long as the nodemanagers are running you can start the managed servers using scripted commands using the weblogic.Admin class or your own java app using JMX.
          I think you may also be able to use WLST
          http://dev.bea.com/codelibrary/code/wlst.jsp
          hope this helps
          cheers
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