Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 is Now Available #SysCtr #SystemCenter #SCVMM

Hello folks,

I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2.

Please find the description of the components that are updated in System Center 2012 R2 UR8 and the new features that are added for Virtual Machine Manager particularly:

Virtual Machine Manager (KB3096389):

a) Support for VMware vCenter 6.0 Management Scenarios.
b) Support for SQL Server 2014 SP1 as VMM Database (this support excludes deploying Service Templates by using SQL Server 2014 SP1 as SQL profile type).
c) Support for considering Quotas while creation of Checkpoints through Windows Azure Pack.
d) Ability to set Quotas for External IP Addresses through Windows Azure Pack (WAP).
e) Ability to configure static network adapter MAC address during bare metal Operating System deployment.
f) Ability to deploy extended Hyper-V Port ACLs (PowerShell only), please refer to the step by step article for more details, with this functionality, you can:
1. Define ACLs & their ACL Rules.
2. Attach the ACLs created to VM Network, Subnets or Virtual Network Adapters.
3. Attach the ACL to a Global ACL for all Virtual Network Adapters.
4. View & Update ACL Rules configured on the vNIC from within VMM.
5. Delete ACL Rules.
g) Support for Storage Spaces Tiering in VMM (Please refer to the step by step article for more details).

See the following Knowledge Base article for details about these fixes and installation instructions: 3096389 Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager.

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