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Checking for SQL Server AlwaysOn patches for Windows Server 2008R2...

Time moves slower in a big company's data centers. Meaning, you might not get to run SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability groups on Windows Server 2012. If not,  you'll have to check several patches are applied for it to work correctly on Windows Server 2008 R2. This excellent resource  provides a list of the needed patches in the FREE AlwaysOn Setup Checklist PDF. I think the easiest way to determine if all the required patches are installed is by using the PowerShell cmdlet get-hotfix with the -computername and -id parameters. Beware, the example below is a single line. get-hotfix -computername YourServerNameHere -id KB2494036, KB2494162, KB2520235, KB2524478, KB2531907, KB2550886, KB2552040, KB2578103, KB2578113, KB2582281, KB2616514, KB2654347, KB2687741, KB976097, KB980915 If any of the patches are found, a five column result set is returned.  If all the patches are found, you'll see fifteen rows.  If none of the patches are found, the command throws an erro

My PASS Summit 2014 Abstract Feedback

I've just received my feedback from the review committee for the 2014 PASS Summit.   I'm thrilled with this feedback even though my session was not accepted.  This is the kind of feedback all potential speakers need going forward. Thank you to the PASS leadership and the #sqlpass community for making this happen.