Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 3.0 - Now in Beta Release!
We’re pleased to announce that the beta release of Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 3.0 is now available.
VMST 3.0 is designed to help you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update your offline virtual machines, templates and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches—without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.
Using VMST 3.0, you can keep users productive during updates and maintenance of physical hosts: VMST 3.0 now automates the servicing of Windows Server 2008 R2 failover clusters running Hyper-V—leveraging live migration.
VMST 3.0 helps you more effectively—and safely—manage the workflow of updating your offline virtualization environment. Using VMST 3.0, you can now service:
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Offline virtual machines in a SCVMM library.- Stopped and saved state virtual machines on a host.
- Virtual machine templates.
- Offline virtual hard disks in a SCVMM library by injecting update packages.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host clusters.
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Try the Beta Today!
The Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 3.0 is now in beta. This Beta is scheduled to run through May, 2010. To join the beta program follow this link
Sign up for the VSMT 3.0 Webcast
This will be a level 300 webcast of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool is scheduled for May 11.