SCCM 2012 CUs, Hotfixes & Service Packs Design & Planning FAQs

This page contains the various categories for the SCCM 2012 CUs, Hotfixes & Service Packs Design & Planning FAQs.

General

• Is there a list of all ConfigMgr 2012-related Hotfixes and Cumulative Updates?

Cumulative Updates

• General
  • Do I have to install a Cumulative Update?
  • Is a Cumulative Update just a bundle of Hotfixes?
  • Does installing a ConfigMgr Cumulative Update change the Site Version?
  • Do I have to install Cumulative Updates in order or can I just install the Latest one?
  • Do Predefined Reports get overwritten when I apply a Cumulative Update?
• SP1 CU1
  • Are any new PowerShell cmdlets added in ConfigMgr 2012 CU1?
• SP1 CU2
  • What changes have been made to the Cumulative Update Setup Wrapper (Installer), in CU2 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1?
• R2 CU4
  • Has Data Replication Latency in Hierarchies been improved in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CU4?
• SQL
  • Can I install a later version of a SQL Cumulative Update than that listed?
  • If no Cumulative version is listed as being required can I install any version?

Hotfixes

• General
  • Why do I need to provide my email address before I can download a Hotfix?
  • If Microsoft updates the KB Article for a Hotfix does that mean I need to re-download and reinstall the Hotfix?
• SQL
  • Can I install individual Hotfixes for SQL or do I need to wait for a Cumulative Update?

Service Packs

• General
  • Do I have to install a Service Pack?
• SP1
  • Is there a list somewhere of all the Major fixes and KB Articles included in ConfigMgr 2012 Service Pack 1?
• SQL
  • Can I install a later SQL Service Pack for a supported version of SQL?