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Installing Forefront TMG 2010 SP2 on Enterprise Arrays

December 1, 2011

July 4,2012 – Update: A script is now available on ISATools.org that will identify the exact order in which to install TMG SP2 for your environment. You can download the script here.

To successfully install Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Forefront TMG 2010, you must first install Service Pack 1 (SP1), then Software Update 1 for SP1 (SP1U1) as I indicated in a previous blog post. None of the other hotfix rollups available for Forefront TMG are required to upgrade to SP2. For Forefront TMG 2010 enterprise arrays, these updates must be installed in a specific order to eliminate potential conflicts. The proper sequence is as follows:

First, install SP1 for Forefront TMG 2010 on the…

  1. Enterprise Management Server (EMS)
  2. Reporting server in each array
  3. Remaining array members in each array

Next, install Software Update 1 for Forefront TMG 2010 SP1 on the…

  1. EMS
  2. Reporting server in each array
  3. Remaining array members in each array

Lastly, install SP2 for Forefront TMG 2010 on the…

  1. EMS
  2. Reporting server in each array
  3. Remaining array members in each array

For standalone arrays, treat the array manager as the EMS and follow the order outlined above. In addition, if you are adding a new array member to an existing array, install Forefront TMG 2010 and apply the updates in order before joining the array. Make certain that the new array member is at the same update level as the EMS and other array members.  Also, consider slipstreaming SP2 with your installation media to save yourself some time.

Special thanks to Jim Harrison for clarification on the installation order.

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  1. sushan
    June 28, 2012 at 9:23 am

    .Hi Richard,

    great article..

  2. Richard Hicks
    June 28, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Thanks Sushan!

  3. Ashraf Abu Sondos
    July 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    HI Richard;

    Please can you help me about (create Array between 2 TMG 2010 Sp2 standalone server , maneged & Managear ) ASAP .

    Thanks

  4. Richard Hicks
    July 12, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Sure. Have a look at the following articles for more information on how to configure Enterprise arrays (standalone and EMS-managed) with Forefront TMG 2010:

    http://isaserver.org/tutorials/TMG-Enterprise-Arrays-Explained.html
    http://isaserver.org/tutorials/Closer-Look-TMG-2010-Enterprise-Edition-Standalone-Arrays.html

  5. wasim
    January 15, 2014 at 12:04 am

    Hi,
    I have got a standalone array, unfortunately the 2nd node (array managed) is not updated to same SP as 1st node (array manager), now I am trying to update 2nd node to SP1, the setup gives error “setup failed while registering forefront TMG filters”. to resolve, do I need to remove 2nd node from array and update to same SP as 1st node?

    Thanks for your time.

  6. Richard Hicks
    January 15, 2014 at 8:41 am

    That would be my suggestion. Remove the 2nd node, update both nodes fully, then recreate the array. In the future, make sure you apply any updates to both nodes, and always update the array manager first. 🙂

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