KB5029626 - FIX: WMI MSBTS_HostInstance.Install method returns a credential error if the IsGmsaAccount parameter isn't provided

Symptoms

Assume that Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) scripts are used in BizTalk Server 2016 environments to programmatically create host instances through the MSBTS_HostInstance.Install method of the WMI class MSBTS_HostInstance. After you install BizTalk Server 2020 or later versions, you might notice that the same scripts fail and return the following error message:

Cause

The mandatory parameter IsGmsaAccount was added to the MSBTS_HostInstance.Install method in BizTalk Server 2020.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Resolution

This problem is fixed in the following cumulative update for BizTalk Server:

Cumulative Update 5 for BizTalk Server 2020

Note: After you apply this fix, the IsGmsaAccount parameter is optional.

References

• MSBTS_HostInstance.Install Method

• Mapping and Installing Host Instances Using WMI

For information about the service packs and cumulative update list for BizTalk Server, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2555976 Service pack and cumulative update list for BizTalk Server

For more information about BizTalk Server hotfixes, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2003907 Information about BizTalk hotfixes and Cumulative Update support