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January 2010 Update: SharePoint 2007 Internal Version Numbers

Happy New Year!  Last month, Microsoft released its bimonthly December 2009 Cumulative Updates for SharePoint.

Again, if you ever need to confirm which update/revision of SharePoint you are running, without accessing the binary files themselves, these version numbers correspond to the version numbers reported in SharePoint Central Administration.  You can find this by going into the Operations tab, and under Topology and Services, select Servers in Farm.

Also, as promised by Steve Ballmer in his keynote at the 2009 SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has also added a new section to TechNet to help with identifying current required SharePoint patch levels - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx (Thanks, Steve!)

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 December 2009 Cumulative Update	KB977026/KB977027	12.0.0.6524	15 December  2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 October 2009 Cumulative Update	KB974988/KB974989	12.0.0.6520	27 October 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 2009 Cumulative Update	KB973409/KB973410	12.0.0.6514	25 August 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 June 2009 Cumulative Update	KB971537/KB971538	12.0.0.6510	20 July 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB968851/KB968850	12.0.0.6504	30 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2	KB953334/KB953338	12.0.0.6421	28 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Cumulative update	KB956056/KB956057	12.0.0.6327	16 September 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update	KB951695/KB951297	12.0.0.6318	15 July 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB948945	12.0.0.6303	21 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941274	12.0.0.6301	31 January 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941422	12.0.0.6300	26 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	KB936984/KB936988	12.0.0.6219	8 December 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Security Bulletin MS07-059	KB942017	12.0.0.6039	9 October 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	KB941422 (updated)	12.0.0.6036	24 August 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM [Released To Manufacturing]	N/A	12.0.0.4518	16 November 2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	N/A	12.0.0.4407	2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	N/A	12.0.0.4017	2006

 

December 2009: SharePoint 2010 Version Numbers

I can't help myself -- now that the public beta for SharePoint 2010 is out, you can finally doublecheck all those internal version numbers so you can confirm release levels on your installations. 

SharePoint 2010 release numbers can be found simiarly to how you find them in 2007 - just go to CentralAdmin | System Settings | Manages Servers In Farm.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
SharePoint Server 2010 Public Beta	N/A	14.0.0.4536	November 2009
SharePoint Server 2010 SPC2009 Demos	N/A	14.0.0.4524	October 2009
SharePoint Server 2010 Technical Preview “2” [another SPC2009 demo build]	N/A	14.0.0.4514	October 2009
SharePoint  Server 2010 Technical Preview	N/A	14.0.0.4006	25 April 2009

November 2009 Update: SharePoint 2007 Internal Version Numbers

Last week, Microsoft released its bimonthly October 2009 Cumulative Updates for SharePoint [http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/10/29/october-2009-cumulative-update-packages-for-sharepoint-server-2007-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0.aspx]

Again, if you ever need to confirm which update/revision of SharePoint you are running, without accessing the binary files themselves, these version numbers correspond to the version numbers reported in SharePoint Central Administration.  You can find this by going into the Operations tab, and under Topology and Services, select Servers in Farm.

The October CU contains an enhanced version of the STSADM -preupgradecheck feature to test your system's readiness for SharePoint 2010.  Almost essential if you are planning to migrate in SharePoint 2010 after its release next year.  This update, like most before, also requires Service Pack 1, at a minimum, as a prerequisite.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 October 2009 Cumulative Update	KB974988/KB974989	12.0.0.6520	27 October 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 2009 Cumulative Update	KB973409/KB973410	12.0.0.6514	25 August 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 June 2009 Cumulative Update	KB971537/KB971538	12.0.0.6510	20 July 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB968851/KB968850	12.0.0.6504	30 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2	KB953334/KB953338	12.0.0.6421	28 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Cumulative update	KB956056/KB956057	12.0.0.6327	16 September 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update	KB951695/KB951297	12.0.0.6318	15 July 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB948945	12.0.0.6303	21 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941274	12.0.0.6301	31 January 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941422	12.0.0.6300	26 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	KB936984/KB936988	12.0.0.6219	8 December 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Security Bulletin MS07-059	KB942017	12.0.0.6039	9 Octoer 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	KB941422 (updated)	12.0.0.6036	24 August 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM [Released To Manufacturing]	N/A	12.0.0.4518	16 November 2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	N/A	12.0.0.4407	2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	N/A	12.0.0.4017	2006

 

SharePoint 2010 Version Numbers

OK, here it is – my first post on internal version numbers for SharePoint 2010.  Microsoft has skipped lucky number 13 – internally, SharePoint 2010 is version 14, and uses a hive inside web server extensions that we will all soon call the “14 hive.”  It will go into public beta in November 2009.

On a related note, Microsoft CEO  Steve Ballmer promised today (at the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas) that there would be a better page in the future to help manage and track current published service pack and update levels for the product.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
SharePoint Server 2010 Public Beta	N/A	14.0.0.XXXX	November 2009
SharePoint Server 2010 SPC2009 Demos	N/A	14.0.0.4524	October 2009
SharePoint Server 2010 Technical Preview “2” [another SPC2009 demo build]	N/A	14.0.0.4514	October 2009
SharePoint  Server 2010 Technical Preview	N/A	14.0.0.4006	25 April 2009

 

SharePoint 2007 August 2009 Cumulative Update v2 – Use caution

Microsoft has recently announced some potential issues in the August 2009 Cumulative update packages for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.  These issues relate to a specific administrative technique of reattaching an older content database that was left detached during the update, although there are some workarounds.

http://blogs.technet.com/stefan_gossner/archive/2009/09/14/important-be-careful-when-installing-wss-august-cumulative-update.aspx

Microsoft has pulled the original version of the update package and replaced it as of 1 October 2009.  The version number, for those of you who track SharePoint version numbers, remains 12.0.0.6514.  This revision only affects the “WSS” package – the original update package for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server remains unaffected.  Likewise, the four Project Server 2007 core databases are unaffected by this behavior.

http://blogs.msdn.com/joerg_sinemus/archive/2009/10/01/new-build-available-for-august-cu.aspx

This will only impact users who downloaded the August 2009 updates but haven’t yet deployed them – in which case you should visit the following link to get the revised version of the update.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;973400

In general, KMA doesn’t advocate immediate deployment of Cumulative Updates as soon as they are released, unless you are experiencing a specific problem.  Please let us know if you have further questions – thanks.

(By the way, the title reminds me of “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Edition” for packing multiple data and version references into a single title.)

September 2009 Update: SharePoint 2007 Internal Version Numbers

Another two months!  Microsoft has just released the August 2009 Cumulative Updates for  Sharepoint.  And this time, the “August” updates actually were released in August (the June 2009 Updates don’t match the file release dates.)

Again, if you ever need to confirm which update/revision of SharePoint you are running, without accessing the binary files themselves, these version numbers correspond to the version numbers reported in SharePoint Central Administration.  You can find this by going into the Operations tab, and under Topology and Services, select Servers in Farm.

We'll be getting our first peek at the binaries for the SharePoint 2010 platforms later this month, and will be developing version release tables for those as soon as we can, too.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 2009 Cumulative Update	KB973409/KB973410	12.0.0.6514	25 August 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 June 2009 Cumulative Update	KB971537/KB971538	12.0.0.6510	20 July 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB968851/KB968850	12.0.0.6504	30 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2	KB953334/KB953338	12.0.0.6421	28 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Cumulative update	KB956056/KB956057	12.0.0.6327	16 September 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update	KB951695/KB951297	12.0.0.6318	15 July 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB948945	12.0.0.6303	21 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941274	12.0.0.6301	31 January 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941422	12.0.0.6300	26 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	KB936984/KB936988	12.0.0.6219	8 December 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Security Bulletin MS07-059	KB942017	12.0.0.6039	9 Octoer 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	KB941422 (updated)	12.0.0.6036	24 August 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM [Released To Manufacturing]	N/A	12.0.0.4518	16 November 2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	N/A	12.0.0.4407	2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	N/A	12.0.0.4017	2006

Updated: Sharepoint 2007 Version Numbers

With Microsoft’s recent releases of the June 2009 Cumulative Updates for the Office SharePoint 2007 servers, (in July!) I thought I should readers have asked me to revise this table.  Again, if you ever need to confirm which update/revision of SharePoint you are running, without accessing the binary files themselves, these version numbers correspond to the version numbers reported in SharePoint Central Administration.  You can find this by going into the Operations tab, and under Topology and Services, select Servers in Farm.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB971537/KB971538	12.0.6510.5000	20 July 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB968851/KB968850	12.0.0.6504	30 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2	KB953334/KB953338	12.0.0.6421	28 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Cumulative update	KB956056/KB956057	12.0.0.6327	16 September 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update	KB951695/KB951297	12.0.0.6318	15 July 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB948945	12.0.0.6303	21 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941274	12.0.0.6301	31 January 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941422	12.0.0.6300	26 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	KB936984/KB936988	12.0.0.6219	8 December 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Security Bulletin MS07-059	KB942017	12.0.0.6039	9 Octoer 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	KB941422 (updated)	12.0.0.6036	24 August 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM [Released To Manufacturing]	N/A	12.0.0.4518	16 November 2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	N/A	12.0.0.4407	2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	N/A	12.0.0.4017	2006

SharePoint 2007 Version Numbers

With the recent releases of Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for the Office SharePoint 2007 servers, I thought it was a good idea to refresh this table.  If you ever need to confirm which update/revision of SharePoint you are running, without accessing the binary files themselves, these version numbers correspond to the version numbers reported in SharePoint Central Administration.  You can find this by going into the Operations tab, and under Topology and Services, select Servers in Farm.

SharePoint 2007 Version/Release	Microsoft Support KB Reference	Version Number from Central Admin	Release Date
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative Update	KB968851/KB968850	12.0.0.6504	30 April  2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2	KB953334/KB953338	12.0.0.6421	28 April 2009
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Cumulative update	KB956056/KB956057	12.0.0.6327	16 September 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update	KB951695/KB951297	12.0.0.6318	15 July 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB948945	12.0.0.6303	21 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941274	12.0.0.6301	31 January 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix	KB941422	12.0.0.6300	26 February 2008
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	KB936984/KB936988	12.0.0.6219	8 December 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Security Bulletin MS07-059	KB942017	12.0.0.6039	9 Octoer 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	KB941422 (updated)	12.0.0.6036	24 August 2007
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM [Released To Manufacturing]	N/A	12.0.0.4518	16 November 2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	N/A	12.0.0.4407	2006
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	N/A	12.0.0.4017	2006