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Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

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SUMMARY

This article describes recommended updates that you can install to address issues when managing your environment using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.

Use the information in the "More information" section to help you determine whether a particular hotfix or update applies to your environment.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about recommended updates for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, refer to the appropriate Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and Microsoft Technet topics for your environment.

Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Server and Admin Console

Recommended update for VMM 2008 R2 systems that have Service Pack 1 installed:

2691812

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2691812)

Description of the Update Rollup 2 for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

Recommended updates for VMM 2008 R2 systems that do not have Service Pack 1 installed:

2492980

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2492980)

Description of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 hotfix rollup package: February 8, 2011

982523

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982523)

Description of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Admin Console hotfix rollup package: June 8, 2010

Windows Server 2008: Hyper-V Server, Library Server and VMM Server

The following updates apply to systems that are running Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1:

954563

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954563)

Memory corruption may occur with the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1

955805

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955805)

Certain applications become very slow on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based computer when a certificate with the SIA extension is installed

956774

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956774)

A Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client cannot handle files that have paths that contain the volume GUID in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

958124

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958124)

A wmiprvse.exe process may leak memory when a WMI notification query is used heavily on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer

The following updates apply to systems that are running Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

968936

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968936)

A rollup hotfix package for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering WMI provider

970520

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970520)

The Wmiprvse.exe process creates a memory leak on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 if you remotely monitor this process by using the WMI interface on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP

971244

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971244)

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) does not accept HTTP authorization requests that are larger than 16 KB on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

971403

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971403)

The "Win32_share" WMI class cannot enumerate file shares or create file shares on a node in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster

To see a list of recommended Hyper-V updates for Windows Server 2008 and for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, visit the following Microsoft TechNet website: Hyper-V Update List for Windows Server 2008

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd430893(WS.10).aspx)

Windows Server 2008: Hyper-V Failover Cluster nodes

957311

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957311)

Recommended hotfixes for Windows Server 2008-based server clusters

Windows Server 2008 R2: Hyper-V Server, Library Server and VMM Server

The following updates apply to Windows Server 2008 R2 systems that do not have Service Pack 1 installed:

981314

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981314)

The "Win32_Service" WMI class leaks memory in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7

982293

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982293)

The Svchost.exe process that has the WMI service crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

The following updates apply to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 systems:

2512889

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2512889)

Windows Remote Management service leaks memory when it handles certificate authentication requests in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

2608408

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2608408)

The BITS Compact Server service randomly stops responding under high stress in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server 2008 SP2

2613988

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2613988)

Changes to performance counters are not updated for at least 15 minutes when you use WMI to query performance counter values in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

To see a list of recommended Hyper-V updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, visit the following Microsoft TechNet website: Hyper-V Update List for Windows Server 2008 R2

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394763(WS.10).aspx)