The Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012 is now available!
The latest version of the VMST has been released! The Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST) 2012 coincides with System Center 2012 –Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2.
VMST 2012 is designed to help you reduce IT costs by providing a means to service your virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks offline with the latest operating system and application patches—without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.This has been a very popular solution accelerator from Microsoft and can be downloaded at the following URL:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30470
You use different features in the Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to update offline virtual machines in a VMM library, a stopped virtual machine on a host, virtual machine templates, and to make updates directly to virtual hard disks (VHDs).
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
We now advise that you use Orchestrator for offline patching using Service Management Automation. Here are some samples: http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/12/07/orchestrated-vm-patching.aspx Here's the runbook: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Orchestrated-Offline-VM-c90492dbAnonymous
January 01, 2003
I do not know as of now - but I will post once I do.Anonymous
March 13, 2013
When will a version that works with VMM 2012 Sp1 and Windows Server 2012 be available?Anonymous
April 02, 2013
Same question above. Only this missing to put it in my private cloud production environment.Anonymous
May 21, 2013
same question too... maybe in 2014... :(Anonymous
October 08, 2013
Any update on VMST tool for SCVMM 2012 Sp1 ?Anonymous
January 15, 2014
Any update on VMST tool for SCVMM 2012 R2?Anonymous
February 10, 2014
Any update on forecast for VMST for 2012 R2 and SCVMM 2012 R2?? Really annoying not having this available.Anonymous
August 23, 2014
I work with SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) frequently in many different contexts. I evenAnonymous
August 23, 2014
I work with SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) frequently in many different contexts. I even