Applies to:
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8.0
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List of storage related hotfixes post RTM for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 as of Feb. 2014:
First published Feb. 2014.
2913695 OffloadWrite is doing PrepareForCriticalIo for the whole VHD in a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2913695 Update(s): Ntfs.sys 6.2.9200.20885
Supersede(s): 2904100 On-demand virus scan freezes a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based system 2878635 Update is available that improves the resiliency of the cloud service provider in Windows Server 2012: December 2013 2870270 Update that improves cloud service provider resiliency in Windows Server 2012 2848344 Update that improves cluster resiliency in Windows Server 2012 2838669 Update that improves cluster resiliency in Windows Server 2012 is available 2824600 Virtual machine enters a paused state or goes offline when you try to create a backup of the virtual machine on a CSV volume in Windows Server 2012 2813630 Virtual machine enters a paused state or a CSV volume goes offline when you try to create a backup of the virtual machine on a Windows Server 2012-based failover cluster 2799728 Virtual machine enters a paused state or a CSV volume goes offline when you try to create a backup of the virtual machine on a Windows Server 2012-based failover cluster
2871163 No warning logged when the Storport miniport driver tries to use more than 8 SCSI buses in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2871163 Update(s): Storport.sys 6.1.7601.18209 Storport.sys 6.1.7601.22383
Supersede(s): 2867201 Stop Error 0x00000050 occurs when new StorPort features are implemented in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 2837407 Stop error when you insert a disc in Windows 8
2877114 Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer freezes when a Fusion-io driver restarts the computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2877114 Update(s): Classpnp.sys 6.2.9200.16681 Classpnp.sys 6.2.9200.20789
Supersede(s): 2867205 Stop error 0x139 in Windows Server 2012 when the thin provisioning threshold is crossed
2877114 Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer freezes when a Fusion-io driver restarts the computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2877114 Update(s): partmgr.sys 6.2.9200.16681 partmgr.sys 6.2.9200.20789
2847176 File system is recognized incorrectly after you extend a CSVFS volume on a Windows Server 2012-based cluster http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2847176 Update(s): Vds.exe 6.2.9200.16628 Vdsldr.exe 6.2.9200.16414 Vdsutil.dll 6.2.9200.16628 Vds_ps.dll 6.2.9200.16414 Vds.exe 6.2.9200.20733 Vdsldr.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Vdsutil.dll 6.2.9200.20733 Vds_ps.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Vds_ps.dll 6.2.9200.16465 Vds_ps.dll 6.2.9200.20569
volmgr.sys //None Volmgrx.sys //None Msiscsi.sys //None
2652137 FIX: Communications fail when you try to use the Windows Server 2008 R2 provider package to communicate with a Windows Server 2012 iSCSI target http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652137 Update(s): Strgprvdmgmt.mfl Strgprvdmgmt.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Strgprvdmgmt.mof Wtvdsprov.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtvdsprov.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384 Wtsnapshotprovider.dll.mui 6.2.9200.16384
2851144 Computer loses track of LUNs after a path failover occurs between storage controllers in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2851144 Update(s): Msdsm.sys 6.1.7601.18173 Msdsm.sys 6.1.7601.22345
Supersede(s): 2821052 "0x000000D1" Stop error when you open the MPIO snap-in on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 2784679 MPIO paths do not recover when you use MSDSM in Windows Server 2012
2876391 "0x0000009E" Stop error on cluster nodes in a Windows Server-based multi-node failover cluster environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2876391 Update(s): Mpio.sys 6.1.7601.18251 Mpio.sys 6.1.7601.22441
Supersede(s): 2869606 The LUN for a storage device is lost when multiple paths are lost concurrently in Windows 2845371 I/O program stops after the path of a storage device becomes invalid and a failover is triggered in Windows Server 2012
2896650 Issues when a physical disk encounters an error in a Windows Server 2012-based environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2896650 Update(s): Spaceport.sys 6.2.9200.16731 Spaceport.sys 6.2.9200.20842
Supersede(s): 2885668 You cannot repair virtual disks after you reconnect the corresponding physical disks in a JBOD array in Windows Server 2012 2884658 FIX: Only the last added drive has the correct Storage Spaces enclosure awareness information in Windows Server 2012 2842575 Storage space cannot be repaired or disks are marked as retired incorrectly when you use Storage Spaces in Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012 2836121 An update for Storage Spaces in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 is available
2895559 The SMI-S storage service offers only Transport Layer Security 1.0 on a server that is running Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2895559 Update(s): Concrete.dll 1.0.565.0
Supersede(s): 2838988 You cannot manage permissions or create virtual machines on a file share by using System Center 2012 SP1 VMM in Windows Server 2012
2873617 You cannot use the Smigdeploy.exe tool in Windows Storage Server 2012 or Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2873617 Update(s): Smigdeploy.exe 6.2.9200.16700 81,920 27-Aug-2013 06:04 x86 Smigdeploy.exe.config 187 02-Jun-2012 14:32 Smigdeploy.exe 6.2.9200.20808 81,920 27-Aug-2013 06:22 x86 Smigdeploy.exe.config
2892932 Plug and Play Manager stops working when you wake a computer from sleep in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2892932 Update(s): Drmk.sys 6.2.9200.16433 Drmkaud.sys 6.2.9200.16433 Portcls.sys 6.2.9200.16723 Sysfxui.dll 6.2.9200.16433 Wmalfxgfxdsp.dll 6.2.9200.16433 Drmk.sys 6.2.9200.20534 Drmkaud.sys 6.2.9200.20534 Portcls.sys 6.2.9200.20833 Sysfxui.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Wmalfxgfxdsp.dll 6.2.9200.20534
2887281 FIX: Virtual Machine Manager crashes when you try to manage a mirror LUN on a secondary storage array in Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2887281 Update(s): Msftstrgman.mof Msftstrgmanuninstall.mof Storageservice.dll 1.0.565.0 Msftstrgman.mof Msftstrgmanuninstall.mof Storageservice.dll 1.0.565.0 Smisdevice.dll 1.0.565.0 Smisdevice.dll 1.0.565.0 Delegatorprovider.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Storagewmi.dll Storagewmi.mof Storagewmi_passthru.dll Storagewmi_passthru.mof Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mof Storagewmi_uninstall.mof Delegatorprovider.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Storagewmi.dll 6.2.9200.20816 Storagewmi.mof Storagewmi_passthru.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Storagewmi_passthru.mof Storagewmi_passthru_uninstall.mof Storagewmi_uninstall.mof
Supersede(s): 2812263 Error message when you run the "New-VirtualDiskSnapshot -TargetStoragePoolName" Storage Management cmdlet in Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012 2812260 Resize-VirtualDisk Powershell command fails when you resize a thin provisioned volume in Windows Server 2012 2809117 Add-TargetPortToMaskingSet PowerShell command fails in Windows Server 2012
2764432 Sizes of physical drives are displayed incorrectly in the Initial Configuration Tasks window after you configure storage in Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764432 Update(s): Activatewindows.ico Computernametask.ico Configureceiptask.ico Configureclusterawareupdatingtask.ico Configurenetworkingtask.ico Configurewertask.ico Configurewindowsupdatetask.ico Createcluster.ico Createpool.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Createvirtualdisk.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Datetimetask.ico Microsoft.windows.server.ps.commands.dll 6.2.9200.20528 Msoobe_oem.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Msoobe_oem.exe.config Nic.config Nicconfig.ps1 Oemoobe.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Oemoobe.exe.config Oemoobe.ps1 Oemoobe.psd1 Oemoobe.resx Oemoobe.xml Oemoobepsmodule.psd1 Oobediscoveryservice.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Oobediscoveryservice.exe.config Oobeheader.ico Postdiscovery.ps1 Prediscovery.ps1 Preparecluster.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Preparecluster.exe.config Preparecluster.ico Provisionstorage.ico Provisionvolume.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Renamenetworkconnection.ps1 Serverceipoptindlg.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Serverceipoptindlg.exe.config Serverweroptindlg.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Serverweroptindlg.exe.config Setupcluster.exe 6.2.9200.20528 Setupcluster.exe.config Windowicon.ico Microsoft.windows.fileserver.management.servermanagerproxy.dll 6.2.9200.20528 Microsoft.windows.fileserver.management.plugin.ui.dll 6.2.9200.20528 Microsoft.windows.fileserver.management.common.dll 6.2.9200.20528 Microsoft.windows.fileserver.management.plugin.dll 6.2.9200.20528
2873750 Stop error when you defragment a Bitlocker-encrypted drive on a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2873750 Update(s): Dumpfve.sys 6.2.9200.16420 Fvevol.sys 6.2.9200.16697 Dumpfve.sys 6.2.9200.20521 Fvevol.sys 6.2.9200.20805
2914152 VSS software provider error when you use DPM to back up a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2914152 Update(s): Volsnap.sys 6.2.9200.20887
Supersede(s): 2871085 I/O failures occur when you create a snapshot for a large volume in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 2851998 "The last backup did not complete successfully" error message when you back up a Windows 8 system 2727972 Cluster node freezes when you restart a computer in a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 environment
2917019 The source disk is still offline when you disable the shadow copy schedule for the disk in Windows RT, Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917019 Update(s): Fssagent.dll 6.2.9200.16434 Fssagent.dll 6.2.9200.20897 Fssprov.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Fssprov.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Vssui.dll 6.2.9200.16779 Vssuirun.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Vssui.dll 6.2.9200.20897 Vssuirun.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Swprv.dll 6.2.9200.16779 Swprv.dll 6.2.9200.20897 Vssui.dll 6.2.9200.16779 Vssuirun.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Vssui.dll 6.2.9200.20897 Vssuirun.exe 6.2.9200.16384
Nfsfile.exe // None
2907622 Hibernate and resume tests report non-DWORD access to the MSI-X table on a computer that's running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2907622 Supersede(s): Pci.sys 6.2.9200.16755
Supersede(s): 2871286 Yellow exclamation marks are displayed in Device Manager on an HP Moonshot server cartridge that is running Windows Server 2012
2859160 Windows 8-based computer freezes when you resume the computer from hibernate mode http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2859160 Supersede(s): Usbstor.sys 6.2.9200.16632 Usbstor.sys 6.2.9200.20737
1394ohci.sys // None Sbp2port.sys // None
2871318 You cannot deploy Windows by using Windows PE 4.0 and a third-party out-of-box storage controller driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2871318 Update(s): Alert.gif Appcompat.xsl Appcompat_bidi.xsl Appcompat_detailed_bidi_txt.xsl Appcompat_detailed_txt.xsl Arunres.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Autorun.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Cmisetup.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Compatprovider.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Diager.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Diagnostic.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Dism.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Dismcore.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Dismcoreps.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Dismhost.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Dismprov.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Drvmgrtn.dll 1.0.0.0 Du.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Folderprovider.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Hwcompat.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Locale.nls Logprovider.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Nlsbres.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Offline.xml Pnpibs.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Rollback.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Sdbapiu.dll 3.1.0.1 Segoeui.ttf 412,572 Setup.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Smiengine.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Spflvrnt.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Spprgrss.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Spwizeng.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Spwizres.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Ssshim.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Testplugin.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Unattend.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Unbcl.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Upgloader.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Upgrade_frmwrk.xml Upgreport.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Uxlib.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Uxlibres.dll 6.2.9200.20534 W32uiimg.dll 6.2.9200.20534 W32uires.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Warning.gif Wdsclient.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Wdsclientapi.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Wdscore.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Wdscsl.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Wdsimage.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Wdstptc.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Wdsutil.dll 6.2.9200.20534 Win32ui.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Winsetup.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Actionqueue.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Audit.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Auditshd.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Diager.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Diagnostic.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Du.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Installeventres.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Oobeldr.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Setup.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Setupsqm.exe 6.2.9200.16384 Setup_malgun_n.ttf Setup_meiryoui_n.ttf Setup_msjhui_n.ttf Setup_msyhui_n.ttf Setup_segoeuisl_n.ttf Spprgrss.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Unbcl.dll 6.2.9200.20773 W32uiimg.dll 6.2.9200.16384 W32uires.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Wdsutil.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Win32ui.dll 6.2.9200.20773 Windeploy.exe 6.2.9200.20773 Winlgdep.dll 6.2.9200.16384 Winsetup.dll 6.2.9200.20773
2870381 "0x80073B92" error when you perform a BMR on Windows Server 2012-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870381 Update(s): Wbengine.exe 6.2.9200.16664 Wbengine.exe 6.2.9200.20772
2846602 Deployment of a VMware VDP appliance fails on NFS shares on a Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 or Windows Storage Server 2012 server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2846602 Update(s): Msnfsflt.sys 6.2.9200.16453 Nfs-servercore-ppdlic.xrm-ms Nfssvc.exe 6.2.9200.16453 Nfssvr.mof Nfssvr.sys 6.2.9200.16610 Nfs-servercore-ppdlic.xrm-ms Nfssvr.sys 6.2.9200.20714
2792463 Window 8 may stop responding (hang) when multiple abort commands are sent to an embedded storage device http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2792463 Update(s): Dumpsd.sys 6.2.9200.16475 Sdbus.sys 6.2.9200.16475 Dumpsd.sys 6.2.9200.20579 Sdbus.sys 6.2.9200.20579