Microsoft KB Archive/942239

= Disk and storage settings are lost after you upgrade Microsoft Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Beta 3 to Microsoft Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Release Candidate 0 =

Article ID: 942239

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Code Name “Longhorn”

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Beta Information
This article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Beta 3 includes support for maintaining disk and storage settings during an upgrade. However, after you upgrade Microsoft Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Beta 3 to Microsoft Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Release Candidate 0 (RC0), disk and storage settings are lost, and you experience the following symptoms.

Symptom 1
If the system has shared disks, the shared disks of the following bus types do not automatically come online after the upgrade:
 * iSCSI
 * SCSI
 * Fibre Channel
 * SAS

Symptom 2
If the system has multiple physical paths to a target storage array, the storage settings are lost after the upgrade. Such physical paths include the following paths:
 * iSCSI
 * Fibre Channel
 * SAS

Symptom 3
If the system has Microsoft Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) Server installed, the storage settings are lost after the upgrade.

This problem occurs not only on a domain controller but also on all Windows Server roles.



RESOLUTION
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn,&quot; 32-bit versions

Download the Windows6.0-KB942239-v3-x86-BETA3.msu package now.

Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn,&quot; 64-bit versions

Download the Windows6.0-KB942239-v3-x64-BETA3.msu package now.

Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn,&quot; Itanium-based versions

Download the Windows6.0-KB942239-v3-ia64-BETA3.msu package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Beta 3.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Beta 3, 64-bit versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For an overview of Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot;, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/evaluation/overview.mspx

To download Windows Code Name &quot;Longhorn&quot; Release Candidate, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/bb383572.aspx

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: WS2008

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