Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 released

Nick MacKechnie - Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 - Now Available!

“Every day, attackers attempt to invade customers’ networks and access their servers—to infect them with viruses or steal information about their customers or employees. Because offline machines are often not kept up to date with the latest security patches, the moment these machines are brought back online, they become instantly vulnerable to penetration.

The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 has free, tested guidance and automated tools to keep customers’ virtualized machines updated and safe from attackers.

What’s New in OVMST 2.1 – Benefits

Release 2.1 of OVMST is a direct response to customer requests to support the R2 wave. OVMST 2.1 now supports the following products:

• Microsoft Hyper-V R2
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
• System Center Configuration Manager SP2
• Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2
• OVMST 2.1 also supports updates to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machines.

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Microsoft TechNet - Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1

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Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 manages the workflow of updating large numbers of offline virtual machines according to their individual needs. To do this, the tool works with Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 or 2008 R2 and with either of the following software update management systems:

• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1 or WSUS 3.0 SP2
• System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, SP2 or Configuration Manager 2007 R2.

The following figure illustrates the workflow.

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There’s a currently a VM interest wave happening at work so this caught my eye. Not sure if this would fit into our infrastructure or usage scenarios, but the question came up as to “how do we patch them…” and this seems to be one answer at least.  :)

(via Reflective Perspective - The Morning Brew #494)

 

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