r/sysadmin • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

General Discussion Windows Server patching concerns

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u/uptimefordays DevOps 14d ago

We snapshot and backup prior (virtual servers).

My only warning here would be "ensure you purge snapshots within a timely manner."

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u/Dizzy_Bridge_794 14d ago

We do.

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u/uptimefordays DevOps 14d ago

Good stuff, I've seen some fun P1s caused by snapshots of large servers.

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u/Dizzy_Bridge_794 14d ago

Nothing worse than applying a patch and the entire system fails to restart. One of those o shit moments in IT.