Supported workaround for torn state installation on Windows 2008 / Windows 7 SP1

1. Download the SP1 standalone package for your architecture here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyId=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda
2. Open an elevated command prompt and expand the standalone executable to a folder to get the SP1 .cab file (note the architecture)
• Start /w windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe /x:.\SP1_Expanded
3. Change to the directory you expanded the files to
• cd SP1_Expanded
4. Use DISM to manually re-install the SP1 cab
• DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:windows6.1-KB976932-X86.cab
5. Reboot the system when prompted
6. Now open an elevated command prompt and remove SP1 using DISM (again, pay attention to architecture in the commands):
• DISM /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.17514
• Reinstall SP1 and you should no longer be in a torn state

Please note:  If you have a 64-bit installation of Windows the proper architecture value for the manifest is amd64 (not x64)

 

Windows Cluster Log Parser

CREATING THE CLUSTER.LOG

From one of the nodes,  open command prompt with Admin privileges and type - 

"cluster log /g"

A cluster.log file will be generated and stored in the %windir%\Cluster\Reports directory

From the command prompt use - 

findstr "ERR WRN" cluster.log > cluster_parsed.log