Symptoms
You use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers in a Microsoft Host Integration Server 2010 environment. In this scenario, you may notice that the WMI providers prevent SNA Administration from starting or displaying the status information for Status Undetected.
Cause
This issue occurs because of a deadlock condition in a WMI provider.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
The fix that resolves this issue is included in cumulative update package 6 for Host Integration Server 2010. For more information about how to obtain the cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2752426 Cumulative update package 6 for Host Integration Server 2010
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) technology, go to the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website: