Cumulative Update 2 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

As stated before, every quarter Microsoft will release a new set of patches and hot fixes for SCOM R2. This set will be put into a Cumulative Update. And every cumulative update will also contain the one before. Just a day ago a new Cumulative Update for SCOM R2 has been released, CU#2.

The release notes about CU#2, KB979257, describes this new CU in detail:
 
Even though with many hot fixes it is stated to be ‘used when affected’, I have highlighted two issues which this CU resolves which are important for any SCOM R2 Management Group.

But of course, Change Management and Testing are very important here. So test this CU first before applying it to any production environment. This is very important!

The CU refers to the same KB article as well:

Be wise and RTFM before applying this CU.

This CU can be downloaded from here. The earlier mentioned KB article also contains the installation instructions:

When you want to read about some thorough installation experiences, Kevin Holman has written a solid blog posting about it. To be found here. Combined with the earlier mentioned KB article you will get as much as good information as needed.

Soon enough I will share my personal update experiences.