Microsoft's Exchange Team have released the June 2017 quarterly updates for Exchange 2013 and 2016. These cumulative updates will require .NET Framework 4.6.2 installed prior to upgrade; .NET Framework 4.7 is still being validated by the team and should not be installed until validation is completed.
Exchange 2016 Cumulative Update 6
This release sees updated functionality to the below features:
This feature enables mailbox delegates who have Send As or Send on behalf of permissions to save a copy of the item in the delegators Sent Items.
Note: This feature is targeted at Exchange Server 2016 only and will not be included in Exchange Server 2013. Exchange Server 2013 already has its own implementation of Sent Items Behaviour Control, which is different to the version released in this update.
This feature enables deleted items to be restored to their original folder. This feature does require LAPEID MAPI property on the deleted item, which has been stamping items since Exchange 2016 CU1 - this means that as soon as CU6 is installed this feature will work.
Note: This feature is targeted at Exchange Server 2016 only and will not be included in Exchange Server 2013.
Release Details
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that describe the fixes in each release are available as follows:
- Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 6 (KB4012108), Download, UM Lang Packs
- Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 17 (KB4012114), Download, UM Lang Packs
Exchange Server 2016 CU6 does include updates to Active Directory Schema. If upgrading from an older Exchange version, or installing a new server, Active Directory updates may still be required. These updates will apply automatically during setup if the logged on user has the required permissions. If the Exchange Administrator lacks permissions to update Active Directory Schema, a Schema Admin must execute SETUP /PrepareSchema prior to the first Exchange Server installation or upgrade. The Exchange Administrator should execute SETUP /PrepareAD to ensure RBAC roles are current.
Exchange Server 2013 CU17 does not include updates to Active Directory, but may add additional RBAC definitions to your existing configuration. PrepareAD should be executed prior to upgrading any servers to Cumulative Update 16. PrepareAD will run automatically during the first server upgrade, if Exchange Setup detects this is required and the logged on user has sufficient permission.
Exchange Online Hybrid Customers
Reminder: Customers in hybrid deployments - where Exchange is deployed on premise and in the cloud - or who are using Exchange Online Archiving (EOA) with their on premise Exchange deployment, are required to deploy the most current (e.g., 2013 CU17, 2016 CU6), or the prior (e.g., 2013 CU16, 2016 CU5), Cumulative Update release.
- By Michael Skitt (Senior Microsoft Consultant)
