How to Update the VMM Agent
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
After you upgrade Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to System Center 2012 R2, use the following procedure to update the VMM agent on a virtual machine host.
To update the VMM agent
In the VMM console, open the Fabric workspace, expand Servers, and then click All Hosts.
In the Hosts pane, right-click a column heading, and then click Agent Version Status. This adds the Agent Version Status column to the Hosts pane.
Select the host with the VMM agent that you want to update.
Tip
You can use the SHIFT key or the CTRL key to select multiple hosts.
On the Hosts tab, in the Host group, click Refresh.
If a host needs to have its VMM agent updated, the Host Status column for the host will display a value of Needs Attention, and the Agent Version Status column will display a value of Upgrade Available.
Right-click the host with the VMM agent that you want to update, and then click Update Agent.
In the Update Agent dialog box, provide the necessary credentials, and then click OK.
The Agent Version Status column will display a value of Upgrading. After the VMM agent is updated successfully on the host, the Agent Version Status column will display a value of Up-to-date, and the Agent Version column will display the updated version of the agent. After you refresh the host again, the Host Status column for the host will display a value of OK.
Tip
You will see Refresh host and Update agent jobs in the Jobs workspace.
Note
You can update the VMM agent on a VMM library server in a similar manner. To view a list of VMM library servers, open the Fabric workspace, expand Servers, and then click Library Servers.