Description of the Hyper-V update for issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role on the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 by using SCVMM

This article describes the Hyper-V update that addresses issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role on the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 by using System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

Symptom 1

After the integration services are installed, performance counters for storage devices that are attached to the emulated IDE controller are not reported. For example, the performance counters for storage devices report 0 even though files are being transferred on the related storage devices.

Symptom 2

Virtual machines may stop responding while performance monitor data is being collected.

Symptom 3

The Hyper-V Networking Management Service may stop responding to incoming requests.

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956589) package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

Before you apply this update, the release version of Hyper-V must be installed: