The KB 2905002 Hotfix Update should note 11 key points. The OSD slow download issue impacted most ConfigMgr 2012 R2 customers. You can see this issue if you’ve configured the Task Sequence to download and run.
More details about the SCCM 2012 OSD slowness issue are explained in the following post-ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Issue OSD WinPE File Copying Very Slow.
Microsoft released a hotfix for the slowness issue. For more details, see KB 2905002. I had a chance to install this hotfix. The following are 11 key points that I’ve noticed.
In this post, you will find all the details of the 11 Key Points that should be noticed with the KB 2905002 Hotfix Update. They are explained in detail below.
- SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Known Issues ConfigMgr Endpoint Manager
- ConfigMgr SCCM 2012 SP1 to R2 Upgrade Checklist
Table of Contents
11 Key Points should be Noticed with KB 2905002 Hotfix Update
The installation wizard is similar to Cumulative Update (CU): no database update or Site Reset exists. The installation wizard is identical to the Cumulative Update (CU): no database update or Site Reset exists.
- Creates 3 deployment packages: client update, Console and site server update.
- This hotfix doesn’t change the Boot images (Default and Custom) or Client package. The boot images and Default client package have NOT been updated.
- It seems the Offline media creation DLL file got updated Createtsmediaadm.dll to version 5.0.7958.1101
- ConfigMgr SCCM 2012 R2 Task Sequence engine DLL also got updated to 5.0.7958.1101
- Task Sequence Engine got updated to 5.0.7958.1101 after applying client fix configmgr2012ac-r2-kb2905002-x64.msp
Post ConfigMgr SCCM 2012 R2 hotfix client version got updated from 5.0.7958.1000 to 5.0.7958.1101.
After applying console fix configmgr2012adminui-r2-kb2905002-i386.msp. The console version remains the same as SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 R2 RTM 5.0.7958.1000.
MSI (s) (CC:10) [07:15:17:280]: Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Console. Product Version: 5.00.7958.1000. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Reconfiguration success or error status: 0.
SCUP update 2905002.cab is also included with the kb-2905002 fix. Only one client component was updated. As you can see in the table below, only the TS engine and TS components were updated.
| SCUP Update 2905002.cab | Details |
|---|---|
| CCM Framework | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| CCM Notification Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| CCM Policy Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| CCM Status and Eventing Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Compliance and Settings Management | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Core Components | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Hardware Inventory Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Maintenance Task Coordinator | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Operating System Deployment Component | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Out Of Band Management Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Power Management Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Remote Tools Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Shared Components | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Software Distribution Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Software Inventory Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Software Metering Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Software Update Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Source List Update Agent | 5.0.7958.1000 |
| Task Sequence Components | 5.0.7958.1101 |
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Anoop C Nair is Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 10 years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc…