Specific Windows Server hotfixes are required before you install or upgrade the Windows Unified Host Utilities, or the installation or the upgrade does not succeed.
The hotfixes that are listed in this section are the minimum requirement. The following tables specify the name and version of the file that is included in each required hotfix for Windows Unified Host Utilities. The specified file version is the minimum requirement.
The Interoperability Matrix lists updates to hotfix requirements when new hotfixes supersede older hotfixes.
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2016:
Hotfix | When required | File name |
---|---|---|
3197954 | Always | Cumulative update |
Hotfix | When recommended | File name |
---|---|---|
2990170 | Always | mpio.sys |
The following hotfix is not required for Windows Server 2012 R2, but it is recommended:
Hotfix | When recommended | File name |
---|---|---|
2908783 | Always | Msiscsi.sys |
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2012:
The following hotfix is not required for Windows Server 2012, but is recommended.
Hotfix | When recommended | File name |
---|---|---|
2796995 | Always | Csvfs.sys |
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2:
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 SP2:
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2:
Hotfix | When required | File name |
---|---|---|
2718576 | Always | Mpio.sys |
2528357 | Always | Storport.sys |
979711 | Always | Msiscsi.sys |
981379 | Always | Msdsm.sys |
2684681 | Always | Iscsilog.dll |
The following hotfixes are not required for Windows Server 2008 R2, but they are recommended:
The following table lists the minimum required hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1:
The following hotfixes are not required for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, but they are recommended.
Hotfix | When recommended | File name |
---|---|---|
2754704 | Always | Mpio.sys |
2531907 | Always | Includes the following collection of files:
|
2520235 | Always | Clusres.dll |
Service Pack 2 (SP2) is required with Windows Server 2008.