Automatically updating the Configuration Manager client

Great news! With the release of ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 it's now possible to automatically update the ConfigMgr client. No need to use the client packages again (which are still created by default). The only thing needed is to have ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 or 2012 SP2 in-place, and make sure the automatic client upgrade feature is enabled on the Site server. After that all ConfigMgr clients will be upgraded to the new version, which is v5.0.8239.1203

Note: Select "Upgrade client automatically when new client updates are available". This is set on 7 days by default and is done on servers too. Just select "Do not update servers" if you don't want too.

Note: The new installation page is only present when the automatic client upgrade feature is enabled. Otherwise above screen will be skipped during installation. You can enable it after the update and then re-run the installer at a later time.

For operating system deployment (OSD) scenarios, you can still use the PATCH= parameter if you need the update applied right away. Otherwise, the installation of the update will take place at some random interval within the value specified.

After that clients will be updated within 7 days from installation time. Just great and handy to have this functionality now :-)

Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 released

Last month (August 4th) Cumulative Update (CU) 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 is released. This update contains 25 fixes for various issues including an update version of the SCEP client, and contains all of the changes from prior cumulative updates.

Here's a list of issues that are fixed, there are quite a lot of them:
-Configuration manager client (2 fixes)
-Software distribution and content management (3 fixes)
-Operating system deployment (3 fixes)
-Administrator Console (2 fixes)
-Site systems (7 fixes)
-Microsoft Intune / Mobile Device Management (2 fixes)
-Reporting (2 fixes)

Additional changes that are included in this update:
-Asset Intelligence - An update for the authentication certificate in ConfigMgr Asset Intelligence is available
-Endpoint Protection - Revised February 2015 antimalware platform update for SCEP clients
-Endpoint Protection - The Citrix Connector Synchronization Task is unsuccessful when you install or use the Citrix Connector for ConfigMgr
-Operating systems other than Windows - Debian 8 is added to the list of supported platforms for software distribution

Just install it in your environment when experiencing problems described in this article. When not affected by these problems, Microsoft recommends to wait for the next service pack that contains this update. Great that CU1 is available now!
 
For more information or download the update have a look here:
Microsoft Support

Install Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2

Today I had finally time to install Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) for ConfigMgr 2012 R2. KB2938441 (CU1) solves a lot of issues in ConfigMgr and is therefore highly recommended. More about CU1 another blogpost. No need to install KB2905002 anymore after installation. This because it's integrated in CU1 now.

Let's have a look at the installation:

First screen when running setup

When successful you can continue

5.0.7958.1203 is the new version

New update packages in the console

After setup you have the benefit of all updates and hotfixes. Don't forget to update other ConfigMgr servers, consoles and clients as well. You can find packages for that in the console after the update.

Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 released

Today Cumulative Update (CU) 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 is released. It contains 22 updates and 7 hotfixes included. Great that the following issues are solved, because both of them I experienced last weeks:

-With App-V 5.0 SP2, App-V packages that are being used cannot be uninstalled (ever). > true!
-External drives, such as some USB thumb drives, are displayed as fixed disks instead of removable media. Attempts to start and install an OS image result in error messages. > true!

Here's a list of issues that are fixed, there are quite a lot of them:
-Administrator Console (3 updates)
-Mobile Device Management (1 update)
-Reporting (1 update)
-Application Virtualization (2 updates)
-Internet-based clients (1 update)
-Software Center (3 updates)
-Operating system deployment (6 updates and 4 hotfixes)
-Endpoint Protection (1 update)
-Application management (2 updates and 1 hotfix)
-Supported operating systems (1 hotfix)
-Site systems (1 update)
-Windows PowerShell (1 hotfix)
-Wake-up proxy (1 update)

Just install it in your environment when experiencing problems described in this article. When not affected by these problems, Microsoft recommends to wait for the next service pack that contains this update. Great that CU1 is available now!

For more information or download the update have a look here:
Microsoft Support

Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 released

2 days ago Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 is released. It contains 18 fixes and 39 new cmdlets. Here's a list of the issues that are fixed:

- Administrator console (2 fixes)
- Site systems (2 fixes)
- Device management (1 fix)
- Software updates (3 fixes)
- ConfigMgr client (4 fixes)
- PowerShell (6 fixes)

Just install it in your environment when experiencing problems described in this article. When not affected by these problems, Microsoft recommends to wait for the next service pack that contains this update.

For more information or download the update have a look here:
Microsoft Support