Updating CS6

[blutz]

How are people managing CS6 updates? Has anyone run into any issues to watch out for?

[donmontalvo]

AUSST with a shot of RUM - shaken, not stirred...

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/aameetools/

Happy hour is at...

http://forums.adobe.com/community/download_install_setup/creative_suite_enterprise_deployment

[Matt]

We are using an Internal Adobe Update Server.

[tkimpton]

yep internal Adobe sus and RUM sweeeeeeeeetttttt!

[TheDecline]

So no way to deploy updates via Casper?

[stevewood]

I use AAMEE and create an update package and deploy that. Just like creating the original CS6 installer, just create an update package, drop that into Casper, and deploy that way.

[ernstcs]

You can still download the single update DMGs from Adobe's website (whenever they decide to post them) and dump that directly into the JSS. Make sure that in Casper Admin after you upload the DMG you first check the box under the Info tab for that package "This file is a disk image containing an installer..."

I added the CS6 Adobe Photoshop 13.0.1 update in 8.6. I would say test and re-test that the updates work properly. CS6 isn't listed as a supported Creative Suite in Casper Admin at this point. As long as Adobe hasn't changed the method for the updates it should work.

[TheDecline]

Thanks I will give this a go

[TheDecline]

Im trying AAMEE 3.0 but don't see any where to create a update package. Am I using a wrong version?

Edit: never mind I found 3.1 has brought back updates.

[stevewood]

My apologies. It looks like they changed that in AAMEE 3.x In the 2.x version you could create update packages. Well snykies.

[TheDecline]

I just edited my post and downloading now

[donmontalvo]

@stevewood I think you're thinking AAMEE 3.0...3.1 lets you create update packages, update existing packages, etc...

Don

[ernstcs]

That's correct, Don. The updated 3.1 tool should allow you to get current updates into the package. I'm baffled why that had to be in a 3.1 release, and not the initial release.

The Adobe labs website reads like garbage. I much prefer here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/it.html

Then click on Tools and training to download AAMEE 3.1 that was just released the end of August.

[donmontalvo]

@ernstcs (hard release date for 3.0)

[TheDecline]

Yes 3.1 has the updates and seems to be doing the job well. thanks for the direction everyone.

[tkimpton]

Hi guys.

I am trying to serve the Adobe CS6 Updates in Self Service.

At the moment i have the clients poining to my AUSST server and a simple script that open the

/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Application Manager/core/Adobe Application Manager.app

Under CS5 this works fine

Under CS6 this launch the app manager, asks my to sign in and asks me if i want to try Adobes' products!!!

I did find /Applications/Utilities/Adobe/Adobe Application Manager/UWA/AAM Updaters Notifier.app

if you double click it then it will put the notifier in your menu bar when you can select Open Updater...

If i do this then my client machine points to my AUSST Server.

The overall outcome is i want to out of hours use RUM to update clients but also allow user through Self Service to run and check for updates!

Does anyone know how to do this

Thanks

[mscottblake]

I haven't done this, but I suspect that it wouldn't be hard to create a policy to call RUM via Self Service with a little jamfHelper magic to notify the user that it's working in the background.

[donmontalvo]

Yea, we use a policy to update Adobe CS on logged off Macs, off hours...and we also make the policy available through Self Service.

Here's Karl's blog...

http://blogs.adobe.com/oobe/2012/06/the-many-uses-of-rum.html

jamfHelper idea sounds good...what does the dialog box look like? :)

[tkimpton]

yeah bu i found RUM doesn pick all updates. For example RUM doesnt pick up the DPS Desktop Tools CS6 but the updater does.

I need the Adobe updater working in CS6

[tkimpton]

point 4 on Karls blog doesnt work. I cannot get the Updater to open as Admin

[tkimpton]

If you enable updates in AAMEE but push out the overrides file manually etc. are you able to open up the AAM manually to run updates?

According to this it should look for updates by default but actually it's the complete opposite for me and shows this creative cloud pants instead of the updates!

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/aam-check-updates.html

[tkimpton]

One step forward two back...the years loathing of Adobe is coming back!