This article describes the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 issues that are fixed in the hotfix rollup package that is dated November 10, 2009.
The "Refresh host cluster" job can take more than 10 minutes to finish.
For all the details see:
KB976244 - Description of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 hotfix rollup package: November 10, 2009