Applies ToWindows Server AppFabric 1.1

This article describes Cumulative Update 7 (KB 3092423) for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server. This update package fixes several issues that affect the caching and hosting services that are provided by AppFabric 1.1. For more information about these issues, see the "More Information" section. This cumulative update includes all the features and fixes that were included in earlier cumulative updates for AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server. For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  • 3042099: Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • 2932678: Cumulative Update 5 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • 2800726: Cumulative Update 4 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • 2787717: Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • 2716015: Cumulative Update 2 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • 2671763: Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

More Information

Issues that are fixed in this update

AppFabric Cache

Issue 1 The AppFabric Caching service crashes intermittently with the following exception:

{System.Runtime.CallbackException: Async Callback threw an exception. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.End[TAsyncResult](IAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.EndOpen(IAsyncResult result) at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.WcfServerChannel.OnOpen(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.AsyncCompletionWrapperCallback(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.Fx.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously)

Issue 2 When you run the Stop-CacheHost AppFabric PowerShell command together with the -Graceful switch, you can't stop the cache host, and you receive the following error message:

Exception type: System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException Message: The given key was not present in the dictionary. InnerException: <none> StackTrace (generated): SP IP Function 000000001F28DAA0 000007FEF611C96F mscorlib_ni!System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.__Canon, mscorlib],[System.Boolean, mscorlib]].get_Item(System.__Canon)+0x4098ff 000000001F28DAD0 000007FF007A860B Microsoft_ApplicationServer_Caching_Management!Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AdminApi.CacheAdmin.GetNoOfNodesInServiceState(System.Collections.Generic.List`1<Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.IHostConfiguration> ByRef, Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AdminApi.ProgressDelegate, Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AdminApi.ServiceStatus)+0xfb 000000001F28DBD0 000007FF007A83F1 Microsoft_ApplicationServer_Caching_Management!

Issue 3 When you run the Register-CacheHost AppFabric PowerShell command, the command fails, and you receive the following error message:

Register-CacheHost : ErrorCode<PortAlreadyInUseError>:SubStatus<ES0001>:TCP port 22234 is already in use.

Note This failure generally occurs if the cache ports are bound to any IP address.

Issue 4

After you apply this cumulative update, AppFabric uses a nonblocking garbage collection (background server garbage collection). Nonblocking garbage collection is a new feature in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.  To enable this feature, follow these steps:

  1. Upgrade the servers to the .NET Framework 4.5.

  2. Install the cumulative update package.

  3. Enable the fix by using the following setting in the DistributedCacheService.exe.config file:

    <appSettings><add key="backgroundGC" value="true"/></appSettings>

  4. Restart the AppFabric Caching service for the update to take effect.

Note By default, the DistributedCacheService.exe.config file is located under the following directory: %ProgramFiles%\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

Known issues

When you uninstall any cumulative update for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1, you may see a dialog box that states "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable." In this situation, the cumulative update will not be uninstalled. To work around this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Download Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server from here.

  2. Open the Command Prompt, and then run the .exe file together with the '/?' option. For example, run WindowServerAppFabricSetup_x86.exe /?.

  3. Leave the AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server Setup Wizard dialog box that has many setup commands open when it appears.

  4. Use Windows Explorer to move to the root folder of the boot drive. You can see a newly created temporary folder that has a randomly generated name, such as "C:\ced4e5c208fd0a43edc4a195edfe47".

  5. Copy that temporary directory to a new location, such as to "c:\appfabrictempfiles".

  6. Close the AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server Setup Wizard dialog box.

  7. When you now try to uninstall the cumulative update and are prompted for the location of the MSI, you can point it to the "packages" subfolder in the copy of the temporary directory that you created (such as to "c:\appfabrictempfiles\packages"), and the uninstallation should be successful.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

This update can be applied on the following Windows operating systems:

  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8

  • Windows Server 2008

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2012

AppFabric can be installed on the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2012

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2

AppFabric can be installed for development and testing on the following operating systems:

  • Windows 8

  • Windows 7

  • Windows Vista SP2

Supported Architectures

  • 32-bit (x86)

  • 64-bit (x64)

Permissions Requirements

Before you apply this cumulative update, you must have administrative credentials on the computer where you install the software.

Prerequisites

To apply this cumulative update package, you must have the following products installed:

  • AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this cumulative update package.

File information

The English version of this cumulative update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

For all supported x86-based versions of Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

DistributedCacheAdministration.psd1

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

DistributedCacheConfiguration.psd1

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

DistributedCacheAdministration.psm1

Not applicable

14 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:40

Not applicable

DistributedCacheConfiguration.psm1

Not applicable

12 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:40

Not applicable

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.dll-Help.xml

Not applicable

70 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:56

Not applicable

Setup.exe.config

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:58

Not applicable

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Client.dll

1.0.4657.2

175 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Core.dll

1.0.4657.2

825 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Management.dll

1.0.4657.2

107 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Server.dll

1.0.4657.2

435 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Core.dll

1.1.4657.2

125 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Management.Tools.dll

1.1.4657.2

533 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache.dll

1.0.50826.0

67 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.ManagementPS.dll

1.0.4657.2

85 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.ManagementPS.dll-Help.xml

1.0.4657.2

173 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:56

X86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.dll

1.0.4657.2

91 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.resources.dll

1.0.4657.2

18 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Configuration.exe

1.1.4657.2

699 KB

01- Sept-2015

21:43

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

DistributedCacheAdministration.psd1

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

DistributedCacheConfiguration.psd1

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

DistributedCacheAdministration.psm1

Not applicable

16 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

DistributedCacheConfiguration.psm1

Not applicable

14 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:49

Not applicable

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.dll-Help.xml

Not applicable

70 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:56

Not applicable

Setup.exe.config

Not applicable

1 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:58

Not applicable

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Client.dll

1.0.4657.2

168 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Core.dll

1.0.4657.2

816 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Management.dll

1.0.4657.2

100 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Server.dll

1.0.4657.2

428 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Core.dll

1.1.2137.2

116 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:51

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Management.Tools.dll

1.1.2137.2

524 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:51

X64

Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache.dll

1.0.50826.0

60 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.ManagementPS.dll

1.0.4657.2

76 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.ManagementPS.dll-Help.xml

1.0.4657.2

173 KB

31- Aug-2015

11:56

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.dll

1.0.4657.2

84 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:50

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration.resources.dll

1.0.4657.2

11 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:29

X64

Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Configuration.exe

1.1.2137.2

692 KB

01- Sept-2015

16:51

X64

 

References

Introducing AppFabric 1.1

Connection strings and configuration files

Windows Server AppFabric Dashboard page

Windows Server AppFabric Configuration Wizard

General information about how to configure AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server Learn about the terminology Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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