In an earlier blogpost I wrote about the prerequisite check. It can be found HERE. This time I will show the installation steps. It's really easy, so just run "Install Update Pack" and be amazed :-)
The following screens will be shown:
General information
Select Features
Client update options
And a few other screens which are less important to show (License Terms, Summary, Completion).
During installation progress is shown in CMUpdate.log (within the ConfigMgr\Logs folder).
When installation is finished you get a message that the ConfigMgr console needs to be closed (when opened) for update reasons. The installation is almost done now.
The upgrade is finished soon, and the console will be opened automatically again. Check Sitecomp.log (within the ConfigMgr\Logs folder again) for more information.
Just great to install future ConfigMgr updates this way! By far the easiest upgrade ever :-)
This week I did an upgrade of ConfigMgr Current Branch (1511) to build 1602. Where updates before were based on service packs or cumulative updates, this one is done through the Service connection point. When no update is seen in the console, download the script EnableUpdateRing, which will activate it. (Right click and Save As to download. Rename the .txt extension to .ps1 after downloading)
- Run the ps1 script EnableUpdateRing
- New updates are checked for every 24h so if you don't see it yet, restart SMS_DMP_Downloader service from ConfigMgr Service Manager.
- Monitor download from dmpdownloader.log
- Run Update from Updates and Servicing
In my situation the download started immediately after running the script and restarting the service.
After that content is downloaded to the ConfigMgr\EasySetupPayLoad folder.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As a temporary workaround if the update installation is suspended at “Downloading” state for extended period of time, restart the SMS_EXECUTIVE (smsexec) service on the standalone primary or central administration site server (CAS).
When download is complete the status will be changed to Available.
When rightclick on "Install Update Pack" or "Run prerequisite check" you can start right away. I did run the prereq check first, which gave me an error on free disk space. There was around 12,4GB free space, but apparently this was not enough?
[Failed]:Checks that the site server computer has sufficient available disk space to install the site server.
Therefore I added 25GB extra disk space and after that the prereq check was running fine. So next time make sure you have free disk space enough on the drive where ConfigMgr is installed :-)
When prereqs are fine you can go further with installing the update pack. Stay tuned for more soon!
Last week (March 11th) the following ConfigMgr version is released: Update 1602 for ConfigMgr Current Branch. With this update new update functionality in ConfigMgr Current Branch can be used finally. No need to install servicepacks or cumulative updates anymore. Just make sure there's a recent back-up and install this version.
This update includes the following improvements:
-Client Online Status
-Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups
-Windows 10 Device Health Attestation Reporting
-Office 365 Update Management
-New Antimalware Policy Settings
This update also includes new features for customers using ConfigMgr integrated with Intune (hybrid scenario):
-Conditional Access for PC's Managed by ConfigMgr
-Windows 10 Conditional Access Enhancements
-Microsoft Edge Configuration Settings
-Windows 10 Team Support
-Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Support
-iOS App Configuration
-iOS Activation Lock Management
-Kiosk Mode for Samsung KNOX Devices
-User Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
For more details and to view the full list of new features in this update check out our documentation on TechNet.
Just great a new version is available now!
Source: ConfigMgr Team Blog
Great news! as mentioned earlier this week, ConfigMgr 1602 for Technical Preview is available now!
New features that are available in this update include:
-Windows 10 Team configuration settings
-Automatic creation of Microsoft Office mobile apps for iOS and Android - Microsoft Office mobile apps for iOS and Android are pre-created for customers using ConfigMgr integrated with Microsoft Intune
-Sync Policy button – The new Sync Policy button lets you run the Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle and User Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle with a click of a button. Find it in the Software Center options tab under Computer Maintenance
-In-place upgrade of ConfigMgr Site Server’s operating system – Support for ConfigMgr Site Server’s in-place upgrade of operating system from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2
-iOS Activation Lock management – Capabilities including enabling, querying for the status, retrieving bypass codes, and performing an Activation Lock bypass on corporate-owned iOS devices
Just install it in your LAB environment for testing purpose!
Source: ConfigMgr Team Blog
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ConfigMgr 1602 tech preview and production release coming soon!
