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Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Hotfixes

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


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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 Hotfi x (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 fo r System Center 2012 R2

Configuration Manager. Click on Next.

Click I accept these license terms and click on Next.


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After the prerequisite check is done click Next.

This hotfix will install the update for the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console. Click on Next.


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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.


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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 cli ent update-Site Code. Click on Next.


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On Setup Summarypage click on Install.

The hotfix is installed successfully. You can view the setup log file by clicking on View Log. Click on Next.


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Click on Finish.

The hotfix setup log file.


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Launch the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console, click on Software Library, expand Overview , expandAppl ication Management,

expand Packagesand click on Configuration Manager Updates. On the right hand side of console you will see the packages that were

created by this hotfix.


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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 Hotfi x (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 fo r System Center 2012 R2

Configuration Manager. Click on Next.

Click I accept these license terms and click on Next.


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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.


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Click on Install.

Click Next.


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Click on Finish.

Launch the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console, click on Software Library, expand Overview , expandAppl ication Management,

expand Packagesand 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.


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