How to Update the VMM Agent
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager
After upgrading Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), use the following procedure to update the VMM agent on a virtual machine host.
To update the VMM agent of a host
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 whose VMM agent 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 whose VMM agent 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 has been 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 a Refresh host and an Update agent job in the Jobs workspace.
You can also 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.