prajwaldesai.com Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Hotfixes Author - Prajwal Desai Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Hotfixes Soon after the release of Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, Microsoft released Configuration Manager 2012 R2 hotfixes that addressed some of the major issues in Configuration Manager 2012 R2. Lets look at what issues do these hotfixes resolve and we will also install them on SCCM 2012 R2. An update is available for the Operating System Deployment feature of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager This update resolves the following issues in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Issue 1 After you enable the PXE Service Point role on an instance of a specific distribution point, or you select the Deploy this boot image from the PXE-enabled distribution point property of a boot image, the Windows Deployment Service (WDS) stops running. Following are the lines from Windows Application log: (Note:- This problem affects only distribution points that are installed on site servers) Log File Faulting application name: svchost.exe_wdsserver, version: 6.3.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x5215dfe3 Faulting module name: MSVCR100.dll, version: 10.0.40219.1, time stamp: 0x4d5f034a Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000000000005f61a
Faulting process id: 0xae4 Faulting application start time: 0x01cec5d767184634 Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\MSVCR100.dll Issue 2 When operating system image files are downloaded to Configuration Manager 2012 R2 clients, you may find that the download takes longer than it did in previous versions of Configuration Manager 2012 clients. You may see this behavior when the target client is running Windows PE or a full Windows operating system Download Hotfix Installing Hotfix (KB2905002) Log in to the machine where the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 is installed, extract the hotfix (CM12-R2RTM-QFE-KB2905002-X64-ENU) that you have downloaded and run the hotfix file. You will see the setup wizard Software Update for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Click on Next. Click I accept these license terms and click on Next.
After the prerequisite check is done click Next. This hotfix will install the update for the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console. Click on Next.
The hotfix also creates packages which can be deployed to other configuration manager systems, click on Next. The name of the package for CM servers would be KB 2905002-server update-site Code. Click on Next.
The name of the package for CM consoles would be KB 2905002-console update-site Code. Click on Next. The name of the update package for CM clients(x86 and x64 respectively) would be KB 2905002- x86 client update-site Code and KB 2905002- x64 client update-site Code. Click on Next.
On Setup Summary page click on Install. The hotfix is installed successfully. You can view the setup log file by clicking on View Log. Click on Next.
Click on Finish. The hotfix setup log file.
Launch the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console, click on Software Library, expand Overview, expand Application Management, expand Packages and click on Configuration Manager Updates. On the right hand side of console you will see the packages that were created by this hotfix.
Per-computer variables for imported computers are not read in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Per-computer task sequence variables that are defined for imported computers are filtered out of client policies. This prevents the variables from being read during task sequence execution. This problem does not affect per-computer variables that are defined for existing clients. This update applies only to Primary sites. Download Hotfix Installing Hotfix (KB2907591) Log in to the machine where the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 is installed, extract the hotfix (CM12-R2RTM-QFE-KB2907591-X64-ENU) that you have downloaded and run the hotfix file. You will see the setup wizard Software Update for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Click on Next. Click I accept these license terms and click on Next.
This hotfix updates only for Site servers that run SMS provider. Click Next. The name of the package for CM servers would be KB 2907591-server update-site Code. Click on Next.
Click on Install. Click Next.
Click on Finish. Launch the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console, click on Software Library, expand Overview, expand Application Management, expand Packages and click on Configuration Manager Updates. On the right hand side of console you will see the packages that were created by this hotfix. In the below screenshot we see a new package KB 2907591 server update-ind has been created.