Recommendations for Oracle Fabric Interconnect (Formerly Xsigo) Windows Host Driver and Windows Update

Asset ID:	1-79-1514938.1
Update Date:	2017-08-01
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Solution Type Predictive Self-Healing Sure

Solution 1514938.1 : Recommendations for Oracle Fabric Interconnect (Formerly Xsigo) Windows Host Driver and Windows Update

Applies to:

Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 - Version All Versions and later
Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-4 - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

To define the recommended Microsoft Windows Operating System Update settings to use when using Windows Oracle Fabric Director drivers.

Scope

Windows Administrators and Oracle Fabric Director Administrators.

Details

Set Automatic Operating System Updates to "Manual"

Oracle recommends setting Microsoft Windows automatic host operating system (OS) updates to "manual." Microsoft Windows automatic updates can download host OS patches that might be incompatible with your Oracle Fabric Director Windows host drivers. Check with Oracle Customer Support before applying host OS updates.

NOTE - This includes post-update install of *ANY* Mellanox HCA Drivers that are discovered in Windows Update. Drivers discovered in Automatic Updates should *NOT* be used

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