***Update*** If you are running MOSS with Project you should NOT load the December CU for MOSS as it has been withdrawn because of a search issue that is resolved in the February CU. Thanks Shazeb for bringing this to my attention. For full details of the reasons see http://blogs.msdn.com/joerg_sinemus/archive/2009/03/26/moss-december-cu-960011-is-not-available-anymore.aspx and for details fot the Feb CU see http://blogs.msdn.com/brismith/archive/2009/03/13/project-server-2007-cumulative-update-for-february-2009.aspx
***Update*** Panic over - I'd misinterpreted an issue we had with a more recent internal build. Everything public is OK and always has been. Just with the weather conditions around Redmond I was having difficuty getting comfirmation. Betterr safe than sorry - hence the warning.
***Update*** We are just investigating a potential anomoly with the 960011 and 960010 patches. For now I suggest just using the individual ones, 959644, 959637 and 960313. I will update again once I know more.
Starting with the December 2008 Cumulative Update for Office Server 2007 (KB960011), the Project Server updates can be obtained packaged together with the Office Server ones – as well as being available individually. Also included in the Office Server CU are InfoPath Forms Server, and of course the core Microsoft Office SharePoint Server fixes including Excel Services. This encompasses both the global and local patches. Windows SharePoint Server Cumulative Update for December 2008 (KB960010) is still kept separate, but does include both local and global patches.
Both these Office and WSS CUs now include their respective Infrastructure Updates – so no need to install separately. To be up to date all that is needed is the latest service pack and the latest CUs for WSS and Office Server. The WSS CU can be requested here, and the Office Server one (including Project Server) here. The client hotfix for Project Professional 2007 can be requested here
These are the KB articles detailing the hotfixes:
Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 - KB959644 Office SharePoint Server 2007 – KB959637 Project Server 2007 – KB960313 Project Professional 2007 – KB959643
Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 - KB959644
Office SharePoint Server 2007 – KB959637
Project Server 2007 – KB960313
Project Professional 2007 – KB959643
and by following the Project Server link you can request the individual Project Server package – rather than getting is as part of the Office Server one (but why would you?). For guidance on deployment of cumulative updates we have this article - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx
And finally - just in time for the holidays the Project Professional 2007 CU does contain the fix for the “check-in pending” issue!
*** Update *** See also http://blogs.msdn.com/brismith/archive/2009/02/11/project-server-2007-check-in-still-pending-even-after-december-cu.aspx
Project 2007 still displays a plan as checked out after the Program Manager checks in the plan. Additionally, the plan is listed as checked in on the server.
I know a lot of you have been waiting for this one. Thanks for your patience.
***UPDATE*** Please see my posting on the December 2008 CU - http://blogs.msdn.com/brismith/archive/2008/12/17/project-server-2007-december-2008-cumulative-update-released.aspx
Where is the individual Project Server CU download Link ?
Gagan
As mentioned in the posting Gagan - following the link to the KB960313 will get you to the place to request the fix - or you could reverse engineer one of the other links and get http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=960313.
Best regards,
Brian.
I'm a bit cunfused, I've searched for KB960010 and KB960011 on technet but not found them. If both Sharepoint Server and Project Server is installed in the same server/serverfarm I both have to install KB959637 and KB960313 (and of course KB959644)? Which one first, the CU for Sharepoint Server or Project Server?
Peter
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THANK YOU FOR FIXING THIS!
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Flo
Hi Peter,
The docs for 960010 and 960011 don't seem to have hit the site yet, but the downloads are available at the links given. You can either install 960010 then 960011 and then run the config wizard - or if you are only comfortable running if you also have the KB article then the flow should be WSS, then MOSS, then Project Server and finally run the configuration Wizard.
No problem Flo - I will pass your thanks on. Sorry it took a while and I hope we have nailed all the different scenarios.
Do you happen to know the links for the b4 bit CUs?
Thanks,
Kay
Ooops. I mean do you know the links for the 64 bit CUs.
Hi Kay,
Hopefully you mean x64 CUs? The link is the same, but by default it offers the version for the machine you download from - so if this isn't x64 you need to click on "Show hotfixes for all platforms and languages" which is just above the box showing the fix, and it will offer the x64 version.
I hope this helps.
***Update3*** Read on for general Cumulative Update information - but we now have the December release
I have 3 questions:
1. Does Project Server December CU include all fixes contained in Project Server October CU? Or does installation of December CU require installation of October CU?
2. Like #1 above, similar questions for December MOSS CU and WSS CU.
3. Does Project Server December CU require installation of MOSS December CU and WSS December CU or it can be installed without MOSS and WSS CU's?
Thanks.
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
1. Yes
2. Yes - and the roll-ups 960010 and 960011 also contain the Infrastructure Updates
3. Project Server doesn't require the WSS and MOSS December CU. Best practice is to have the WSS and MOSS Infrastructure update at least - and of course SP1.
Hi,
Today i got some problems while i was installing the Cumulative
Update-December for the Wss 3.0 & Microsoft Project Server 2007. But i go the
error on the Step # 8 of 9.
Failed to upgrade SharePoint Products and Technologies.
"An exception of type
Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.PostSetupConfigurationTaskException
was thrown. Additional exception information: Failed to upgrade SharePoint
Products and Technologies."
What i did,
1) I downloaded the Updates binaries( WSS 3.0 & Office Server 2007)
2) Stop the W3svc Server World wide publishing service.
3) Run the WSS 3.0 binaries(cumulative updates)
4) run the Office Servers 2007 binaries(Cumulative Updates)
5) Now i run the Sharepoint technology wizards and at the point 8 of 9 its
throuw the exception and stop updating.
But one thing i did not had the August and October updates but my
envirnoment had SP1 and infrasturcture updates.
Kindly guide me accordingly where i missed something.
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Waqas Sarwar
Hi Waqas,
You should open a support incident to get help with this issue. The ULS logs may give more clues to the exact nature of the failure. You are not missing any updates as the August and October CUs are not required for the December CU. Where the CUs added to all servers in the farm?