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| Microsoft Patch Qualification for Rockwell Automation Rockwell Software & Revisions |
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| System Test Bed | SR12 | SR11 | SR7 | ||||
| O/S - Servers | Windows 2019 (1809) | Windows 2016 (1607) | Windows 2012 R2 | ||||
| O/S - Clients | Windows 10 (20H2) | Windows 10 (1909) | Windows 8.1 x64 | ||||
| CPR 9 Service Release | SR12 | SR11 | SR7.1 | SR7 | |||
| FactoryTalk Activation | 4.04.14 | 4.03.03 | 3.62 | 3.62 | |||
| FactoryTalk Alarms & Events | 6.20 | 6.11 | 2.71 | 2.70 | |||
| FactoryTalk Diagnostics | 6.20 | 6.11 | 2.71 | 2.70 | |||
| FactoryTalk Service Platform | 6.20 | 6.11 | 2.71 | 2.70 | |||
| FactoryTalk AssetCentre | 10.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | - | |||
| FactoryTalk Batch | 14.00 | 13.00.02 | - | - | |||
| FactoryTalk Batch Material Manager | 14.00 | 13.00.02 | - | - | |||
| FactoryTalk eProcedure | 14.00 | 13.00.02 | - | - | |||
| FactoryTalk Linx Gateway | 6.20 | 6.11 | - | - | |||
| FactoryTalk Gateway (RSOPC) | - | - | - | 3.70 | |||
| FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition | 7.00 | 6.00 | - | 4.00 | |||
| Factory Transaction Manager (RSSql) | - | - | 10.20 | ||||
| FactoryTalk VantagePoint | - | - | - | 6.10 | |||
| FactoryTalk View ME | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 8.00 | |||
| FactoryTalk View SE | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 8.00 | |||
| FactoryTalk ViewPoint SE | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 8.00 | |||
| RSBizWare | - | - | - | 11.50 | |||
| RSBizWare FT Historian Classic | - | - | - | 11.50 | |||
| RSLinx Classic | 4.20 | 4.10 | 3.71 | 3.70 | |||
| RSLinx Enterprise | 6.20 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 5.70 | |||
| RSLogix 500 | - | - | 9.05 | - | |||
| RSLogix 5000 | - | 20.05 | - | - | |||
| Studio 5000 Logix Designer | 33.00 32.03 31.02 30.02 |
32.01 31.00 30.00 24.02 |
24.00 | - | |||
The Microsoft Patch Qualification team strategically tests the latest Rockwell Software product release and two prior, as we cannot test every possible OS combination.
We take into consideration Microsoft's product support lifecycle strategy and the software requirements of each Rockwell Software package. We feel our selection process provides the best testing coverage over supported combinations.
Please note that if you see a critical patch qualified on a different OS/CPR combination, we would suggest that the same patch on an alternate OS/CPR combination, should be considered as relatively 'low risk' and could be applied at your discretion.
As always, we do suggest that before implementing any Microsoft updates, you should verify them on a non-production system, or when the facility is non-active, to ensure that there are no unexpected results or side effects.
Each month the goal for the MS Patch Qualification team is to qualify Microsoft Security Bulletins against the most popular set of Rockwell Automation software solutions.
We use the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to manage and deploy patches as required for each PC.
If available via WSUS, we may apply other Windows Updates such as Microsoft Office updates and general Windows fixes that typical ICS users would also be presented with.
The MS Patch Qualification team now consumes the Monthly Rollup that includes both Security and Feature updates. Beginning in October 2016 Microsoft began offering security patches only in rollups. They publish Security-only updates which have only the security patches, and a Monthly Rollup which includes all security and feature updates.
This article further explains the original announcement: Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
When Microsoft started Patch Rollups they took away the ability to install or remove individual patches, or to even see if the patches in the Rollup have been installed.
For this reason we no longer list the individual patches/MS bulletin on our website if they are part of a Rollup that we tested. The easiest way to see the KB's of the rollups is to use this site and type monthly rollup at the top of Microsoft Update Catalog.
In the catalog Security-only updates are named "Security Only Update", and theMonthly Rollup is named "Security and Quality Rollup"
Currently our 'Not Tested' KBs are taken from https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance, and should be security patches. (Previous 'Not Tested' were taken from security Bulletins.)
These pertain to MS products:
To be consistent with Rockwell Automation Product Support Policies, the Microsoft Patch Qualification Team targets the current software release, plus two prior releases. This is balanced against the need to test as many client and server Microsoft operating system combinations, and appropriate product versions.
| Product Version | Link to Results | Date of Final Test Result |
|---|---|---|
| CPR9 SR10 | results | October 2019 |
| CPR9 SR9 | results | September 2018 |
| CPR9 SR6 | results | August 2017 |
| CPR9 SR4 | results | January 2020 |
| CPR9 SR3 | not available | June 2013 |
| CPR9 SR2 | not available | July 2015 |
| CPR9 (No SR) | not available | February 2010 |
| CPR7 | not available | August 2011 |
| CPR6 | not available | July 2010 |
| CPR4 | not available | February 2007 |
| Rockwell Software product versions previously qualified in MS Patch Qualification | |||||||||||
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| Cordinated Product Release | CPR4 | CPR6 | CPR7 | CPR9 | SR1 | SR2 | SR3 | SR4 | SR6 | SR9 | SR10 |
| FactoryTalk Activation | - | - | 2.00.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.02 | 3.30 | 3.40, 3.50 | 3.60, 3.51 | 4.00 | 4.02 |
| FactoryTalk Alarms & Events | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.40 | 2.60 | 2.90 | 3.00 |
| FactoryTalk AssetCentre | - | - | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 4.10 | 5.00 | 7.10 | 8.00 |
| FactoryTalk Diagnostics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.50, 2.40 | - | - | 3.00 |
| FactoryTalk Gateway (RSOPC) | - | - | 2.00 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.02 | 3.03 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.90 | - |
| FactoryTalk Linx Gateway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.00 |
| FactoryTalk Service Platform | - | - | - | 2.10.01 | 2.10.01 | 2.10 | 2.30.01 | 2.50, 2.40 | 2.60, 2.51 | 2.90 | 3.00 |
| FactoryTalk Transaction Manager (RSSql) | - | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| FactoryTalk View ME | 3.10 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 |
| FactoryTalk View SE | 3.10 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 |
| FactoryTalk ViewPoint | - | - | - | - | - | 1.10 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.60 | 9.00 | 10.00 |
| RSBizWare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.50 | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) FactoryTalk Batch | 6.02 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.01 | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) Batch Campaign | 6.02 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) BatchHistorian | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) eProcedure | 6.02 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) Historian | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) MaterialTrack | 6.02 | 7.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.01 | - | - | - |
| (RSBizWare) PlantMetrics | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 10.00 | - | - | 3.51 | - | - |
| RSLinx Classic | 2.42 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.55, 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.58, 2.59 | 5.51 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| RSLinx Enterprise | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.17 | 5.20, 5.21 | 5.30 | 5.40, 5.50 | 8.00 | 5.90 | 6.00 |
| RSLogix 5 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 7.00 | 7.30 | 7.30.10 | 7.40 | - | 8.00 | 9.00 | - | - |
| RSLogix 500 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 7.00 | 7.30 | 7.30.10 | 8.20 | - | 9.00 | 21.00 | - | 11.00 |
| RSLogix 5000 | 12.02 | 13.02 | 15.01 | 16.03 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 19.01 | 20.00 | - | - | 20.04 |
| RSMessenger | 2.00 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.15 | - | - | 10.10 | - | - | |
| RSView32 | 6.50 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.50 | - | 7.60 | - | - | - |
| RSView32 ADS | 6.50 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.50 | - | 7.60 | - | - | - |
| RSView32 WebServer | 1.20 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.50 | - | 7.60 | 21.00 | - | - |
| SoftLogix5800 | - | - | - | - | - | 18.01 | - | 20.01 | - | - | - |
| RSView32 TrendX / TrendX | 3.20 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.xx | 3.45 | - | - | 3.46 | - | - | - |
| Refer to the FAQ #1 for the currently tested software | |||||||||||
Microsoft updates are applied on the 2nd Tuesday of each month with the goal of publishing results within 10 business days.
Refer to Microsoft's "Windows 10 update servicing cadence":
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-10-update-servicing-cadence/ba-p/222376
Email notifications are not available at this time. Please visit our site according to our update schedule.
Fully Qualified
The MS Patch has been tested and no issues were found.
Partially Qualified
One or more issues relating to the use of this patch have been discovered,
and may be suitable to install. Navigating to the Qualification Details page
may provide more information.
Not Qualified
The MS Patch is not suitable for installation. Testing encountered one or more issues.
Navigating to the Qualification Details page may provide more information.
Not Tested
These MS Security updates pertain to a software product that is not
installed on our MS Patch Qualification test bed and cannot be installed for
testing purposes. Typically, these products are not required by Rockwell
Automation Software Products & do not apply to our testing scope. If you
have software products that require updates that are not Fully Qualified, we
recommend you verify them on a non-production system, or when the facility
is non-active, to ensure that there are no unexpected results or side
effects.
Testing
The MS Patch testing is underway.
Test results are usually availabe within 10 business days of release.
Browsers are configured to update automatically
Yes, the FactoryTalk Gateway and FactoryTalk Linx Gateway products (formerly known as RSOPC Gateway) are tested and considered to be part of the RSLinx Enterprise family. So the test results will show as RSLinx Enterprise, but do cover the FactoryTalk Gateway product.
Yes, beginning December 2009 we started installing applicable Patch Roll-ups on CPR9 SR1 and continue this process today. The Master list of all available Patch TOCs is ID QA57432
Alternately, Monthly Patch Roll-ups can be obtained for certain products, within the Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase. Tip: Search the KnowledgeBase for "Patch TOC" and review each products Table of Contents to see what's new!
Starting in February 2009 we have tested the following combinations with no issues found.
Archived Test beds:
Adobe Reader is only installed and passively tested on a subset of test bed systems.
Rockwll Automation Knowledgebase article ID PN24 contains details about Rockwell Software products and Antivirus Software.
No, EMET reached end of life on July 31, 2018.
EMET 4.0 was implemented on the CPR9 SR5.1/SR6 test bed which has been retired. Protection was configured using the recommendation file available in RA Knowledgebase article ID QA17326
Important End-Of-Lifecycle dates:
| Windows 7SP1 x64/86 | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Windows 8.1 x64 | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Oct 10, 2023 |
SR stands for Service Release
The Service Release is listed because Rockwell Automation will no longer limit releases to once a year for FactoryTalk and Rockwell Software-branded software products.If your browser is unable to expand the questions, click on this Link to download a PDF.
