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[How to] How to find an incompatible Microsoft update installed on Virtuozzo node.

Article ID: 5518 
Last Review: Aug,04 2008
APPLIES TO:
  • Virtuozzo Containers for Windows 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Installing unsupported Microsoft updates on Virtuozzo node causes failure to start Virtuozzo Management service, as consequence all containers cannot be started.

RESOLUTION

In Virtuozzo 4.0 "ksalTester.exe" tool was introduced which allows to figure out incompatible Microsoft updates installed on Virtuozzo host.

The following command displays information about compatibility of Virtuozzo and Windows.

"C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Virtuozzo\bin\ksalTester.exe" -db "C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Virtuozzo\Extras\ksalDB.dat"


Example of ksalTester.exe's output when all Microsoft updates are compatible with current Virtuozzo patch level:

OS is suitable for VZ


Example of ksalTester.exe's output when an incompatible update is installed:

WARNING: Image C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\spud.sys is absent in OS
File C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Original name ntkrnlmp
Language 1033 codepage 1200 version 5.2.3790.4035 (srv03_sp2_gdr.070304-2240) Update KB931784 is not compatible with Virtuozzo

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