"justscott" <justscott[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >I have WSUS Server running version 3.1.6001.65
> AND I have clients with 7.1.6001.65 and 7.2.6001.784.
>
> When I add a client to WSUS that has WUA 7.0.6000.381 it is being upgraded
> to 7.1.6001.65. Ok I understand this.
Yes, this is by design.
> The 7.2.6001.784 machines are either Vista and/or ran the newer WUA
> installation.
Correct. A non-WSUS related update to the WUA was published to the WU/MU
sites earlier this year, and any systems doing a detection against the WU/MU
sites will be upgraded to this newer WUA. The v7.2 WUA is fully
backward-compliant with WSUS 3.0 environments.
> My concerns/questions are:
> If there is a newer Client version...shouldn't there be a newer Server
> version?
No. The update only included functionality related to the WU/MU sites at
microsoft.com; this functionality is not needed by =WSUS= clients, so it was
not released through the WSUS selfupdate channels. Only if a client browses
to WU/MU, where this update is needed, will the update actually be
installed.
> Will I receive benefits by upgrading clients to newer WUA?
Not really.... except those 'benefits' required to be able to use WU/MU
which require the newer client.
> Are there any compatibility issues that I might run into between
> server/clients on different versions?
No.
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Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
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