Hotfix package name: HDXWMIPROV620W2K8R2X64001.zip
For: WMI Provider running on Windows Server 2008 R2
Replaces: CitrixHDXWMIProvider-x64.msi
Date: December, 2011
Language supported: English (US), German (DE), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Simplified Chinese (SC)
Readme version: 1.00

Readme Revision History

Important Note(s) about This Release

• This release is based on WMI Provider Version 6.2. Any known issues in Version 6.2 of the product, except for the specific issues resolved in this release, still apply.
• Caution! This release may require you to edit the registry. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Where to Find Documentation

This document describes the issue(s) resolved by this release and includes installation instructions. For additional product information, see Citrix eDocs, the Citrix Product Documentation Library.

New Fixes in This Release

1. Poor performance is experienced when querying the HDX WMI Provider for specific session data on a XenApp server with 50 or more open sessions.

   Note: To address this issue in its entirety, you must install both a Desktop Director and an HDX WMI Provider hotfix that contains Fix #LA0563.

   [From HDXWMIPROV620W2K8R2X64001][#LA0563]

Fixes from Replaced Hotfixes

No hotfixes were replaced by this release.

Installing and Uninstalling This Release

Notes:

• Important: Upgrading from earlier versions of this release is not supported. You must uninstall any earlier versions of this release before installing this version.
• This release is packaged as a .zip file containing the replacement CitrixHDXWMIProvider-x64.msi. For more information about deploying msi files, see Microsoft article 884016 or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword msiexec.
• To install this hotfix successfully, servers must not have registry modification restrictions in place.
• This hotfix might or might not prompt you to restart the server when the installation or uninstallation is complete. You must restart the server for the installation to complete.
• If the need arises to restore the original settings and functionality provided by this hotfix, you must uninstall the hotfix before reinstalling it according to the installation instructions below.

To install this hotfix:

1. Copy the file to a shared folder on the network.
2. Extract the compressed file and save the CitrixHDXWMIProvider-x64.msi file on the computer you want to update.
3. Run the .msi file.
4. Restart the computer.

To uninstall this hotfix:

1. From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Highlight the hotfix you want to uninstall and click Remove.
4. Follow the directions on-screen.