Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

This article describes recommended updates that you can to install to address issues in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2. These issues occur when you manage hosts or perform a physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion.

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

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:

2562466 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2562466) Description of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 hotfix rollup package: July 12, 2011

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: Microsoft Hyper-V Server and VMM server

The following updates apply only 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:

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: Microsoft Hyper-V Server and VMM server

981314 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981314) The "Win32_Service" WMI class leaks memory in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7

981845 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981845) The Windows Remote Management service stops responding 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:

Windows Server 2008 R2: Hyper-V Failover Cluster nodes

974930 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974930) An application or service that queries information about a failover cluster by using the WMI provider may experience low performance or a time-out exception

980054 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980054) Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2008 R2-based server clusters

Windows Server 2003: Virtual Server installed

936059 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936059) An update is available for the Windows Remote Management feature in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP

Windows 2000: before a P2V is performed

834010 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834010) A deadlock occurs when a program that uses WMI calls the LoadLibrary() or the FreeLibrary() function in Windows 2000

843527 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843527) The Win32_SCSIController WMI class cannot obtain SCSI controller information after you install the MS04-011 security update

892294 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892294) A WMI event notification query does not detect a user permissions change on Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003