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Upgrade Wizard cosmetic bug

Updated: 29 Sep 2009 | 3 comments
JRV's picture
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Here's the first page of the Management Server Upgrade Wizard, as displayed when I upgraded my SEPM from v11.0.4202.75:

Upgrade.jpg

The wording of the panel is a little awkward and redundant. But in particular, shouldn't it say "Upgrade Server from 11.0.4202.75?" As far back as I can recall, it has said "Upgrade Server from 11.0.2.2", which, I think, was the first version of SEP we installed.

Or if the old version is less important than the new one, have it say "Upgrade Server to 11.0.5000.333". Or if you don't want to have to write code to find the old version, and don't want to update the panel with each new version's release, just have it say "Upgrade Server to current version".

Certainly no lives are in danger if it's never fixed. But every time I see it, I always wonder if it's a harbinger of forgotten details to come!

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Jeremy Dundon's picture
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Sep
2009
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This bothers me as well, but...

In the SEPM's Management Server Upgrade Wizard, the initial version seen on screen is not a detection of the version of SEP/SEPM was previously on the server.  It's the version of the database. 
 
So, it is correct for a SEP 11 MR5 upgrade install, for instance, to display "Upgrade Server from 11.0.2.2" even though it was upgrading from SEP 11 MR4MP2.

More schema information available here:
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/pr...
 

 

timaa's picture
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Sep
2009
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The the UI that the original

The the UI that the original person is talking about should state that it is the DB version. My 2 cents

JRV's picture
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Sep
2009
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Ahah! So there is a method to

Ahah! So there is a method to the madness. Thanks for the explanation.