Update rollups for VMM 2012 R2

Published: June 17, 2016

Updated: June 17, 2016

This topic summarizes update rollups for VMM 2012 R2.

• Update rollup 8 — January 2016

This update rollup fixes the bugs that are listed in KB 3096389. It also includes the following features:

• VMM now supports SQL Server 2014 SP1 as the VMM database.

• VMM now supports managing VMWare vCenter 6.0.

• VMM is able to set quotas for external IP addresses.

• Since update rollup 7, VMM supports multiple external IP addresses per virtual network. In update rollup 8, VMM has the option to set quotas on the number of NAT connections.

• VMM now supports quotas for checkpoints.

• After update rollup 8 is installed, VMM now checks whether creating the checkpoint will exceed the tenant storage quota limit when you create a checkpoint via WAP.

• VMM is able to configure static network adapter MAC address during operating system deployment.

• After you install update rollup 8, you can

  • Define ACLs and their rules.

  • Attach the ACLs created to a VM network, VM subnets, or virtual network adapters.

  • Attach the ACL to global settings that apply it to all virtual network adapters.

  • View and update ACL rules configured on the virtual network adapter in VMM.

  • Delete port ACLs and ACL rules.

• VMM supports storage space tiering.

This update is available through Microsoft Update or by manual download. You can download the package and find installation instructions and information about agent updates in KB 3096389.