Hotfix ID – What Does This GUID Stand For?

Recently, I came across a problem when running the Cluster Validation Wizard where the two nodes did not match in the Validate Software Update Levels section.

You must run the Validate test on fully configured solutions before you configure the Failover Cluster to verify the proposed solution. All tests must pass with either a green checkmark (passed) or a yellow yield sign (warning), in order to obtain product support from Microsoft. See the Microsoft Support Policy for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters.

The yellow yield sign indicates that this particular aspect of the proposed solution is not in alignment with Microsoft best practices. However, this aspect will still work and will be considered a supported configuration. Personally, I never deploy a production cluster unless I get a completely green result.

As shown above, one of the Windows Server 2008 servers was indicating a warning of "Software Updates missing on 'servername'" and the missing updates are listed only as a GUIDs, with no description.

I searched the Interwebs for anything on related to either GUID, with no luck. Then I came across a nifty script by Guy Teverovsky, a Premier Field Engineer for Platforms at Microsoft Israel. You run the script on the node that's missing the updates.

Here's the syntax:

C:\>cscript GetPatchInfo.vbs /?
Displays details of installed patches/hotfixes
Usage: cscript GetPatchInfo.vbs [/guid:]
/guid: The GUID of the hotfix
Running the script without parameters will enumerate all
the patches installed.

Sample output:

C:\>cscript GetPatchInfo.vbs /guid:{47740627-D81D-4A45-A215-03B075A18EC7}
-------------------------------------------------------
Patch Name: Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Patch Code: {47740627-D81D-4A45-A215-03B075A18EC7}
More Info URL: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937162Patch
State: Installed
Product Code:{90120000-00A4-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}
Product Name: Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components

I'm also hosting the script here on my blog, just in case it becomes unavailable from his site sometime in the future.

Download GetPatchInfo.zip

In my case, the GUIDs {DEBD1C94-5AAB-4E46-A130-359A52D2bb65} and {2B3A711E-1265-4D05-ACBB-B7677EA6E860} refer to the SCOM 2007 agent, which was missing on one of the nodes.