When the Health Service (HealthService.exe) runs timed scripts in System Center Operations Manager 2007, high memory usage may occur

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Hotfix installation instructions

This hotfix must be installed on each computer that meets any of the following criteria:

• The computer is a System Center Operations Manager agent.
• The computer is a System Center management server.
• The computer is a System Center gateway server.

You must manually update each management server and gateway server in your management groups. However, you can use the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Administrator Console to install the hotfix on agent computers. You can see a list of agents that can be automatically updated in the "Operations Manager Console\Administration\Device Management\Pending Management" folder.

How to manually install this hotfix

1. Copy the SystemCenterOpsMgr07-RTM-KB935896-X86-AMD64-ENU.msi file to a local folder or to a shared network folder.
2. Run the SystemCenterOpsMgr07-RTM-KB935896-X86-AMD64-ENU.msi file on each applicable computer. You can run the SystemCenterOpsMgr07-RTM-KB935896-X86-AMD64-ENU.msi file from Windows Explorer or at a command prompt.
   
   Note System Manager Operations Manager 2007 will restart the services after the hotfix is installed.
   

How to use the Administrator Console to install the hotfix on agent computers

1. Make sure that the manual installation property is enabled for the "Operations Console Pending Management" folder.
2. In the agent-managed computers folder, right-click the agent, and then click Update Agent Settings. The agent will be updated shortly.

For agents that are installed after the hotfix is applied on the servers, you can manually update the agent, or you can use the Administrator Console to update the agent.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

System Center Operations Manager 2007, x86-based version

System Center Operations Manager 2007, x64-based version