Thanks all for the feedback and certainly the kind words. Yes, we do like to fix things in Sustained Engineering :) Definitely submit ideas via our Connect site. We are working toward making the update process a little clearer and will have more to share soon. I too like the idea of keeping the version information in one place for ease of use/discoverability (similar in function to the SQL version KB).
In the meantime a bit more on the Automatic Client Upgrade feature (as it stands today - not to say that it can't or won't change in a future version). This feature currently only works with full clients -client.msi- that are shipped with a major release (SP1/R2). It's an all-or-nothing scenario with no specific targeting, reporting, etc. But as mentioned it can be turned off, and is off by default. We ship client updates / patches as .MSP files in hotfixes and cumulative updates instead of the full client.msi, and the plumbing simply isn't there today in Auto Client Upgrade to handle those. With all of that said, do keep the feedback coming to Connect on this feature, or on any specific problems/ goals as they relate to servicing. Thanks again, Brian Huneycutt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcum, John Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) Another great feature would be an in-console "check for updates" That would verify if the environemnt and clients are on the latest versions. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcum, John Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) Yes, that's what sustained engineering does. :-) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent, Mark Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) But maybe he can fix the glitch :-) Mark Kent (MCP) Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcum, John Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 4:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) He's not a PM... Sustained Engineering -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) Are you the only PM interested in improving things? would you please take over applications and content distribution? You are taking me back to 2005'ish when the community and MS worked together to improve things. Getting me all nostalgic and stuff... On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Brian Huneycutt <[email protected]> wrote: > Having multiple product versions in market at once can definitely make > things confusing :) > 5.00.7958.1104 is an R2 hotfix (pre-CU1) > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2910552 > > John in your list below you have these (I've sorted earliest to > latest) > 5.00.7711.0000 - 2012 RTM > 5.00.7804.1000 - 2012 SP1 > 5.00.7958.1000 - 2012 R2 > 5.00.7958.1101 - R2 hotfix 2905002 (superseded by 2910552. Both > articles are cross-referenced, and both in R2 CU1) > 5.00.7958.1203 - R2 CU1 > > Our KB articles for Cumulative Updates now contain all the version specific > details you should need to make identification easier, though we have not > retroactively added that info to older articles. > It looks like some of our individual hotfix KB articles don't explicitly call > out the client version when it changes; we can work on correcting those. > What else should we consider to ease the confusion? > Thanks, > Brian Huneycutt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcum, John > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) > > Here's what I have. I think the way they are doing updates is a confusing > mess. > > 5.00.7958.1000 > 5.00.7958.1203 > 5.00.7711.0000 > 5.00.7804.1000 > 5.00.7958.1101 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 12:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) > > yes, and somehow I am at an impossible version number. > > Thanks > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife > <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrdogs/archive/2014/04/11/configmgr >> - >> 2012-version-numbers.aspx >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Center_Configuration_Manager >> >> >> Not from Microsoft direct, but these show the version numbers. >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:12 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) >>> >>> you happen to have a link to the update you installed? I am doing >>> something wrong over here. >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Kent, Mark >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > I have 5.00.7958.1203, from one post R2 CU1 update. >>> > >>> > Mark Kent (MCP) >>> > Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer >>> > Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: [email protected] >>> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell >>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:03 PM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: [mssms] Client Version 5.00.7958.1104 (R2 CU1) >>> > >>> > What is the most recent client version? I have 5.00.7958.1104 >>> > >>> > I get ZERO hits when googling that version. >>> > >>> > /Todd >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be protected > by the attorney-client or work product privileges. 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