Identification of 14.5 CU versions

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation
• CA Client Automation - Asset Management
• CA Client Automation - Software Delivery

Issue/Introduction

Client Automation 14.5 has 3 Cumulative patches : CU1, CU2 and CU3

 

But the Agent version remains the same for every CU patches : 14.5.0.153

 

How to identify computers with CU patches installed ?

 

Example :

This computer appears with Agent version 14.5.0.153 even if a CU patch is installed.

 

Environment

Client Automation 14.5

Resolution

Asset Job of type script for attached script file (145_CU_ident.dms) could be use to update in comstore the version of Agents.

 

1- In DSM Explorer right click on Jobs/Asset Jobs and select New...

 

2- Select job type = script and click NEXT

 

3- Give a name to the script (ex: 14.5 CU identification)

click NEXT

 

4- Put the text of attached file. (Copy/Paste or Load File)

 

click NEXT

 

5- Click on "Set Scheduling..." button.

Click on Miscellaneous tab and select "This job is allowed to run unattended".

 

 

6- Click FINISH and link this job to a group of computers.

 

 

With this job the agents will report the agent version like this :

 

 

14.5.0.153 = 14.5

14.5.0.227 = 14.5 CU1

14.5.0.284 = 14.5 CU2

14.5.0.369 = 14.5 CU3

14.5.0.430 = 14.5 CU4

 

 

Examples

 

Additional Information

The script generates a log under C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\DSM\logs\145_CU_ident.log

Starting CU4, Agent Version is updated in comstore during installation of patch. So this script is no more needed starting Agent 14.5 CU4