Was the correct ASR provider for Hyper-V version selected by the Azure portal?

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Was the correct ASR provider for Hyper-V version selected by the Azure portal?

Fenton James 0

Hi,

I installed ASR on my Hyper-V hosts back in July 2024, by selecting Hyper-V in ASR and downloading the provider software from the portal.

At the time, this was version 5.1.8095.0, which was in rollup 68. I realise now that rollup 73 was available at the time, containing provider version 5.24.0317.5, but this version wasn’t in the download for Hyper-V.

I now need to upgrade the Hyper-V RPA. Rollup 76 contains version 5.1.8116.0, but one of the prerequisites for rollup 76 is version 5.23.x or a later version!

So:

1) When I initially installed ASR on my Hyper-V nodes, why wasn’t rollup 73 selected?

2) Should I have manually installed rollup 73 on my Hyper-V nodes?

3) As I’m currently on Hyper-V version 5.1.8095.0, is it OK to install rollup 76?

Many thanks.

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Anonymous

Hi @Fenton James

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

you’re on version 5.1.8095.0, and since rollup 76 requires version 5.23.x or higher, you'll need to update your provider before you can install it.

update to version 5.23.x: You’ll need to install either rollup 74 or rollup 75 to upgrade to version 5.23.x or higher.

Install rollup 76: Once you’re on version 5.23.x or higher, you can go ahead and install rollup 76 (which will take you to version 5.1.8116.0).

If you have any concerns, please go through this link: -

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-rollup-76-for-azure-site-recovery-6ca6833a-5b0f-4bdf-9946-41cd0aa8d6e4

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-rollup-74-for-azure-site-recovery-584e3586-4c55-4cc2-8b1c-63038b6b4464

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Fenton James 0 Reputation points

2025-02-28T09:00:30.88+00:00

Hi Ruhul,

Thanks for your response.

Just for clarification, is there a mismatch between the RPA Hyper-V version numbering and VMware RPAs? Because rollup 76 installs RPA 5.1.8116.0 for Hyper-V, so the prerequisite of 5.23.x is higher than the RPA version it installs.

If rollup 74 takes Hyper-V up to version 5.24.x, then rollup 76 installs RPA 5.1.8116.0, that looks like a downgrade (in terms of version numbers).

Again, many thanks.
Anonymous

2025-03-04T02:54:45.35+00:00

Hi @Fenton James

You're right to notice the version numbering difference. The version 5.1.8116.0 in rollup 76 is specific to Hyper-V, and while it appears lower than 5.24.x, it’s not a downgrade. The version 5.23.x or higher requirement is to ensure compatibility, not a direct comparison to VMware versions. After you install rollup 74 or 75 to get to 5.23.x, you can then install rollup 76 to upgrade your Hyper-V RPA to 5.1.8116.0, which is the correct version for Hyper-V.

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Anonymous

2025-03-05T05:22:08.88+00:00

Hi @Fenton James

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Anonymous

2025-03-06T01:43:44.4733333+00:00

Hi @Fenton James

We haven't heard back from you. Please reply if you have any questions in this matter and we will gladly continue the discussion.

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Fenton James 0 Reputation points

2025-03-06T09:57:37.5833333+00:00

Hi Rahul,

Apologies for not getting back sooner.

I need to schedule the out of hours time to put this into practice and see if it works for us.

I did notice that the RPA prerequisite for rollup 74 is exactly the same as for rollup 76 (5.23.x and above), which is higher than our existing Hyper-V version. I'd have to go back to rollup 72 for a lower prerequisite RPA version to what we have now. But if rollup 72 RPA is a Hyper-V version, I'm not sure why it wasn't provided when I downloaded and installed the RPA from the Azure portal in July 2024.

Thanks.

Answer 2

Hi Fenton James

It's beneficial to stay updated, but it seems the portal automatically offered rollup 68 (with version 5.1.8095.0) during your installation. Manually installing rollup 73 could have been an option if you knew about it, but it wasn't the default choice. Generally, it's a good idea to manually check for the latest rollups to ensure your environment remains up to date.

The prerequisite for rollups 74 and 76 requiring version 5.23.x or higher is a compatibility step, not a direct comparison to VMware versions. Even though rollup 76 installs version 5.1.8116.0, which is numerically lower than 5.24.x, it’s not a downgrade. The requirement for 5.23.x ensures that all components are compatible before applying the update.

Since rollup 76 requires version 5.23.x or higher, and rollup 74 also requires this, you’ll need to first update to version 5.23.x by installing either rollup 74 or rollup 75. Once that’s done, you can then safely apply rollup 76 to get to version 5.1.8116.0, which is the appropriate version for Hyper-V.

reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-rollup-74-for-azure-site-recovery-584e3586-4c55-4cc2-8b1c-63038b6b4464
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-rollup-76-for-azure-site-recovery-6ca6833a-5b0f-4bdf-9946-41cd0aa8d6e4

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