what does the following Farm build version relate to (15 0 4641 1000)

Question

I have SharePoint server 2013 installed inside windows server 2008 r2. and i have updated the SharePoint server 2013 using windows update to use the latest CU.

so the final CU which i have installed is September 2014 CU and SP1.

now i run the following command:-

PS C:\Windows\system32> (get-spfarm).buildversion



Major  Minor  Build  Revision

-----  -----  -----  --------

15     0      4641   1000

but i can not find this version number inside the CU version on this link

so can anyone advice what does my current version relates to ? Thanks

Answer 1

thats from a blog, refer to microsoft technet for more uptodate version info:

September 9, 2014 update for SharePoint Server 2013 (KB2889864)

This article describes update KB2889864 for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 that was released on September 9, 2014.

This update includes stability and performance improvements.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2889864

this build version is updating on the 12-Aug-2014 update that contains those files and carried on from 27-Jul-2014 update.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760319

so that being said you can refer to this:

it shows you the latest builds for each area

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn789211%28v=office.14%29

latest build is:

This is build 15.0.4649.1001 of the cumulative update package

check manual way for verification on updates applied onto server:

central admin -> upgrade and migration -> check product and patch installation status

EDIT

ok i understand your frustration but if your updating correctly and that sharepoint is uptodate than there is no reason to be conserne. as i noted it could be several issues that could cause you to get the different build number:

to understand what is going on look into the powershell code your using:

(get-spfarm).buildversion

looking on msdn it states the following for the function SPFarm.BuildVersion:

Gets the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation build version of the server farm.

now read this as noted earlier:

As a result of the packaging, it is no longer necessary to install the SharePoint Foundation cumulative update and then install the SharePoint Server cumulative update.

also like to note:

the powershell is looking up on build version not patch build version!

if you were to look into the kb for october you would see some items on old build and some on new builds. But the overall build from powershell is correct.

EDIT

Yes its important that you run wizard every time you do a CU,

I would:

1) install CU

2) reset server

3) run SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard

4) reset server

5) check to make sure by running powershell code!

the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard will update the content database and configuration database with the update and apply any patches.

its very important to apply cu on all front end servers before you run SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard!!!!

Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard on the Central Administration server (APP-1) to upgrade the configuration database and upgrade each content database serially.

also note:

Run the configuration wizard to ensure that if an update fails for a specific server, the error is not propagated to the other web servers. For example, a failed update for one server could make the update fail for one or more site collections.

for a full setp guid from msdn on adding CU and updating with SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard then refer to this:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806338%28v=office.15%29.aspx

Answer 2

The Build version you mentioned in your question is for August 2014 CU.

But as you said you installed the Spetember 2014 CU then your version should be 15.0.4649.1000.

As you mentioned in the post, two things make sure( both are mandatory.

• Install the September 2014 CU on all servers in the farm.
• Run the Config wizard on all server in the farm. If you did not run the config wizard then SharePoint will show last build number.
• Lastly run the Get-SPproduct -Local to update the config db.