This article describes an issue that occurs on a Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012-based cluster. A hotfix is available to fix this issue. The hotfix has a prerequisite.

Symptoms

This issue occurs when GEM repair messages that are sent by one of the cluster nodes aren't received by another cluster node for order of minutes whereas other cluster nodes receive the messages in a timely manner. That eventually causes the cluster outage.

Hotfix information

Important If you install a language pack after you install this hotfix, you must reinstall this hotfix. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this hotfix. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that's described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. If the hotfix is available for download, there's a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section doesn't appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to get the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that don't qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you don't see your language, it's because a hotfix isn't available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix in Windows Server 2012 R2, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed.

Registry information

To apply this hotfix, you don't have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix doesn't replace a previously released hotfix.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

File Information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Be aware that dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time bias. The dates and times may also change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.3.960 0.18 xxx

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    RTM

    GDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes aren't listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

x64 Windows Server 2012 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Clussvc.exe

6.3.9600.18061

7,536,640

21-Sep-2015

18:08

x64

Important Windows 8 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8/Windows Server 2012" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.2.920 0.21 xxx

    Windows Server 2012

    RTM

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes aren't listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

x64 Windows Server 2012

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Clussvc.exe

6.2.9200.21638

7,316,992

21-Sep-2015

20:35

x64

x64 Windows Server 2012 R2

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_f0c6759d0bf79fbf8cabbdf729840cd2_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18061_none_e808be8b73a5850c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,072

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

00:50

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-clussvc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18061_none_aa92751075758bfa.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

9,346

Date (UTC)

21-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

20:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,595

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

00:50

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-clussvc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18061_none_b4e71f62a9d64df5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

6,410

Date (UTC)

21-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

19:18

Platform

Not applicable

x64 Windows Server 2012

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_0a93e480884b27fe2034da6af0c6b339_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_9178726566e4888f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_0f28a8e3f55541abef48a4b5c562a247_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_adbc0cc978290311.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_34145734df82d20468b3cca2f6d16901_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_9389a3974f57884c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_4b928e543a27d3b88580f92a6b2289ed_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_3971a7bcb53137aa.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_4c71ef9473dab820eaa9475c0d294b69_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_c8f21013fa8da64b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_4fa6a52a22333c7cb09eec4e9e24db08_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_2519c891f0a2e647.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_716dfa6c7e71945db6c002a3ab62a819_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_bd1ff3d665948779.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_79ce2c14b8f071858eda2237f71dd862_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_666c891a1dcc524f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_86ce884da58ea00be8df13eb7811a869_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_b7a3f2c904e67ddd.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_8df0c7f3f297a48da2d632bbc5341e8d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_e3c6b287ccb8136b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_9a653ead778d4f8c3c2145aeeb93e751_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_06c0b7bb4d76766e.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_aebf8ce705dc1a33300fefe826a73552_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_d0433040cb3152a9.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_c3ac54d45e589848e0095399f03ba74a_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_2b852c08a155335b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_e0f4d2d3f096ffaddcdc6f133232f7a0_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_5973a436fd2dbf00.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_fa09fc1c32495e6122393e8e5eb8ca08_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_fb34a1dddd4a4755.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

723

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-clussvc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_134eeb45444190f7.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

9,894

Date (UTC)

21-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

22:51

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_de-de_6f39e49e8bb1c379.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:40

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_en-us_182aba977a8fcf3e.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

21-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

22:50

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_es-es_17f6177b7ab6c0e3.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:10

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_fr-fr_baad8d7a6d88d745.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:51

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_it-it_a4d583c144babcc3.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:28

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_ja-jp_46fb02ce37d5ce9e.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:21

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_ko-kr_ea64df832a4695b4.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:07

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_nl-nl_d136abf60397cb45.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:01

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_pt-br_19c6f11be743ccdd.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:25

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_ru-ru_614bd24bcb94cae5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:08

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_zh-cn_77b1250561b1a950.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:05

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_zh-hk_765c1d93628d1be0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:12

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..r-clussvc.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_zh-tw_7bad625b5f2285c0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,488

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

03:35

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

9,624

Date (UTC)

22-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

13:46

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-clussvc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.21638_none_1da3959778a252f2.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

6,676

Date (UTC)

21-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:44

Platform

Not applicable

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