SCCM Question

[mrbios]

I've just recently got SCCM setup and running, i'm still testing the WSUS part at the moment but i need something clarifying.....

If i've created a set of patches to deploy, when i go to the schedule section i can make it available at a particular date and time or as soon as possible, this bit i get. My problem though is the part where it asks wether i want to set a deadline.

Is this deadline a time and date when it will install, ignoring maintenance windows that are available between now and the deadline time and date OR does it mean install it by this date at any available maintenance window?

I'm hoping it's the latter.

 

[Ev0]

The latter I think, otherwise it'd make the whole point of maintenance windows pointless

The software updates will only be automatically installed once the mandatory deadline has been exceeded (during the next maintenance window)

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jhus...maintenance-windows-and-software-updates.aspx

I'd always advise setting a deadline, same as a mandatory assignment on adverts, rather than just using the 'as soon as possible' option.

But as with everything, test test test!

 

[sidethink]

My understanding is that Maintenance Windows take priority if there is a conflict. Advertisements and installs can only happen during maintenance windows, if you set a deadline before the next maintenance window, my understanding is that nothing will install.

 

[PAz]

Yep. I set our SU deadlines for Mondays, but our servers don't get hit until the following Saturday when their weekly maintenance window comes into play. (But I make them available so app owners can manually run the install and reboot before hand if needed).

 

[mrbios]

Ah thank you all

Thought that might be the case, else there's no way of telling i to use WOL, shall see how tonights updates go, i've got them setup to intall updates every evening from 7 - 12 at the moment, hoping to get SP1 rolled out to all windows 7 clients asap

 

[Ev0]

if you set a deadline before the next maintenance window, my understanding is that nothing will install.

Well if you have a deadline before the next maintenance window nothing will install until the next maintanence window comes around.

A deadline in SCCM terms is when it will start running things, not when it will run things until. If that makes sense

 

[sidethink]

Well if you have a deadline before the next maintenance window nothing will install until the next maintanence window comes around.

A deadline in SCCM terms is when it will start running things, not when it will run things until. If that makes sense

Yep - makes perfect sense.