Sorry, forgot the smilie
> On 8 Dec 2014, at 20:41, Niall Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > > if they have rigorous change control systems in place then those same change > control systems should ensure that the consoles installed on peoples desktops > match the version on the site server they are connecting to after a site > upgrade has been performed, > > in a lot of cases, they don't, nothing is done, and the admin continues > his/her work not realizing that they are using a version that may lack > features of the primary... > > hence the DCR, > > part of the reason they don't is because while the console update is indeed > created by the KB, it does not automagically send it out to all > desktops/whatever with the console installed, and the steps needed to get it > out require some work by someone... > > I've seen emails on the MVP mailing list just this last week where issues > seen in the field were the direct result of the configuration manager console > version not matching the version on the primary, and for those reasons, I'd > like to see this process made easier, much like it is for other software out > there... > > chee3rs > niall > >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Jason Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: >> Now Niall why would anyone want this? Surely people's rigorous change >> control systems would prevent this from happening? >> >> >> >>> On 8 Dec 2014, at 20:22, Niall Brady <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> wow this is now the #4 most popular request on Connect for ConfigMgr, :-) >>> :-) :-) >>> >>> let's get some more votes to get it even more exposure !! >>> >>> as regards the wmi issues Michael, I think they occur for other reasons >>> such as too many applications or windows updates in the task sequence >>> filling up the small amount of memory assigned to the task sequence >>> >>> there was this post about it >>> >>> http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2011/01/18/task-sequence-editor-too-many-steps-issue-and-solution.aspx >>> >>> but i believe r@ increased that limit to 10mb or more, can't recall the >>> exact figure, i haven't seen the issue much lately and it used to happen >>> regularly, >>> >>> however I use the console installed locally on my desktop (windows 8.1) >>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Michael Mott <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I know of some folks have wmi issues on the central\primary where TS’s are >>>> edited. Would this actually help alleviate this issue if all consoles are >>>> equal perhaps? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Murray, Mike >>>> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 2:30 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: RE: [mssms] pls vote it up - Console should show newer version >>>> available and allow upgrade >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Done, great idea. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Niall Brady >>>> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 5:53 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [mssms] pls vote it up - Console should show newer version >>>> available and allow upgrade >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> please vote it up ! (see the title bar in the attached screenshot for the >>>> concept....) >>>> >>>> "Today, you can be running a console with one version, that is not in sync >>>> with what is running on the primary. The only way you'll know is if you >>>> are missing features added to a newer release or if troubleshooting leads >>>> you down that route. You have to check the about page in the console to >>>> verify version number and compare that against what is installed on the >>>> Primary site server to see if they match, what I'm proposing is an easy >>>> visual way in the console to inform you when your versions don't match, >>>> and to offer the ability to upgrade via a simple click,." >>>> >>>> >>>> public link >>>> >>>> https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/feedback/details/1049659/dcr-show-version-incompatability-and-allow-ability-to-upgrade-console-to-match-the-primary-site-version-of-configuration-manager >>>> >>>> mvp link >>>> >>>> https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/feedback/details/1049655/mvp-dcr-configuration-manager-console-should-alert-you-to-newer-version-availability >>>> >>>> cheers >>>> niall. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Legal Notice: This email is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is >>>> addressed. 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