Introduction
in previous article : we have got an overview about SCCM and its features
also we have answered some frequent question regarding that IT administrator asking
in this article SCCM intro part II : we will keep discovering SCCM release history before moving to the SCCM Roles
actually this articles is very very important for IT Administrators at least when dion the upgrade process
SCCM Evolution
- SMS 1.2 system Management Server
- SMS2003
- ConfigMgr2007
- ConfigMgr2007 R2
- ConfigMgr2007 R3
- ConfigMgr2012
- ConfigMgr2012 R2
- Configuration manager 2016
- Configuration manager 18.2
- Configuration manager 18.6
- Configuration manager 19.02
- Configuration manager 19.10
- Configuration manager 2002 ( the last release currently )
these was the major releases of SCCM (of course there was some update release between these major )
SCCM 2012 Vs 2016
The December 2015 release of System Center Configuration Manager (version 1511) which was the initial release of the current Configuration Manager product from Microsoft. It is typically referred to as System Center Configuration Manager current branch.
Current branch indicates this is a version that supports incremental updates to the product. It also provides a way to distinguish between this release and previous releases of Configuration Manager
Current branch Does not use a year or product identifier in the product name, unlike past versions such as Configuration Manager 2007 or System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Current branch Supports incremental, in-product updates, also called update versions. The initial release was version 1511. Subsequent versions are released several times a year as in-console updates, like version 1710
Current branch Is installed using a baseline version. While 1511 was the original baseline version, new baseline versions are also released from time to time, like 1802. Baseline versions can be used to install a new System Center Configuration Manager site and hierarchy or to upgrade from a supported version of Configuration Manager 2012
System Center Configuration Manager uses an in-console service method called Updates and Servicing that makes it easy to locate and install recommended updates
Administration & overview & Update and servicing & check for available version and make update
Update 2002 (the last release ) for Configuration Manager current branch is available as an in-console update.
Apply 2002 update on sites that run version 1806 or later. so if you have older version > then you need to update first to 1806 then make another update to 2002
conclusion
this articles was simply talking about SCCM release , which help IT administrator who are looking to upgrade their SCCM if installed previously
nest articles we will talk about SCCM Roles and hierarchy so you can get completed overview about SCCM
