WSS & MOSS SP2 is Avaiable - April 2009

yeah... this round i have involved on WSS & MOSS SP2 deployment for our environment , so the first step i have do is (Guess what is my first step ??) .... As usual as a engineer the first step is google it , ha ha..see what SP2 is talking about.

After google around then get to understand what is going on but for the detail to install i have some doubt about it.. example, what is the prequest if my system not yet SP1 should i update to SP1 before go to SP2...and some other doubt.

At last i get the MS sharepoint team blog about the SP2 , that is very good information to start for SP2 deploment,Announcing Service Pack 2 for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

some information from the blog:
FAQ

Q: Can I install SP2 on RTM? Can I install SP2 on RTM + SP1? Can I install SP2 on RTM + SP1 + IU? Can I insall SP2 on RTM + SP1 + some CU?
A: All yes. SP2 can be installed directly on any build before Febrary 2009. For CU releases after SP2, we suggest you install SP2 first, then apply those CU packages.

Q: Do I need to run psconfig after the install of every package?
A: No, apply all the packages, then run psconfig once. In this way the database will only be updated once, to the newest version. Otherwise it would be updated several times, which is a waste of time.

Q: Do I need to run psconfig on every machine in the farm? I already run it on one of the machines and the database is already updated.
A: Yes. Although database is already updated. The files on each servers needed to be set permissions using psconfig. Since the database is already updated, the process would be much faster.

Q: Will Windows Server 2008 SP2 and WIndows Server 2008 R2 be supported?
A: Yes, they will be supported on their release

Q: Will there be a MOSS slipstream build?
A: So far there is no plan to create a MOSS slipstream build. Customers can refer to the slipstream guide on TechNet mentioned earlier in the blog to create their own build based on their needs.

Look like is easy for the service pack deployment, but the more complicated step is.... the process for deployment.. ha ha ha.. need to ready the document , get the control board to approve and before this need to do testing on lab, QA...then only go for production.

not sure when we can have the faster way for service pack?? ha ha ha..why microsoft always have service pack...cannot have the perfect product before RTM ?? maybe human is too complicated ... too much combination then cause the error...hi hi.. why have no AI to auto correct the bug??