PENDING Upgrade ccmsetup.exe for GPO

[PH25]

Hi,

I've recently upgraded SCCM to 1810. Sccm is gradually upgrading existing clients to the new sccm client version.

However, we deploy the sccm client to new PCs and servers via a group policy, where we push out ccmsetup.exe. When I look in the folder for ccmsetup.exe, it is a very old version. Why is this not upgraded during the sccm upgrade and is it possible to do so? I would like to update the source file so that new devices automatically get the latest version. At the moment, I guess that they get a very old version and then wait to automatically upgrade after communication with SCCM.

Paul

 

[Garth]

Why would you use the builtin package to deploy the upgrade client to computer? It is generally not recommend to use GPO to deploy the CM client.

 

[PH25]

What is recommended? To auto install when a new device is discovered? / client push?

So, It is correct that the builtin package from my original SCCM installation will not upgrade? it's just a hangover from the original SCCM setup?

 

[Garth]

The existing Configuration Manager Client Package, should be the current version of SCCM. that is what I would use to upgrade existing client or better yet use the auto push when you upgrade.

For new client, SCCM push is a good method, but a lot of people are using a computer startup script. Why because they also using to to look for problem with the computers too. Here is just one of the scripts out there. https://home.configmgrftw.com/configmgr-client-startup-script/

 

[PH25]

Thanks Garth, i'll take a look at that article.

In the console the client package is up to date, but where would I actually be able to grab a copy of ccmsetup.exe if i wanted to use it? the one on the C:\ drive of SCCM seems to be the one from the original installation, way back.

It's likely i'll go for the push method, but am just interested to know which file is upgraded when SCCM is upgraded, as I can only see the old one.

Thanks again.

 

[Garth]

The properties of the package will tell you where on the SCCM server the source files are.