Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

Issues that are fixed

Issue 1: Caching issue

Under certain rare conditions, a cache item could end up in an inconsistent state. Therefore, the AppFabric Cache service may crash because of an unhandled exception. Examples of such an exception include the following.

Exception 1


Exception 2

Known issues

When you uninstall any cumulative updates for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1, you may encounter 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 a command prompt, and then run the .exe file together with the /?'option. For example, run the following:
   WindowServerAppFabricSetup_x86.exe /?
3. Leave the AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server Setup Wizard dialog box (which has many setup commands) open when it appears.
4. Use Windows Explorer to move to the root folder of the boot drive. You should 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 process should be successful.

How to obtain Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

Download information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


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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 Windows 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 plan to you install the software.

Prerequisites

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

• AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Restart information

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