WSUS deployment

opethdisciple · 18 Oct 2012 at 13:23

Wodering if anyone has any expeirence with deplying specific packages via WSUS.

Im trying to automate a deplayment of True View DWG 2013 viewer which is being done using an open source deplyment tool called WPKG and LDAP.

That part is fine, the problem is that to install the program it needs the .net framework 4SP1 and a seperate hotfix.

I have automated the installation of the .net 4 SP1 but it is taking about 50mins to deplay which is way to long, so I thought we could do a targeted deployment via WSUS.

I have deployed the .net 4 SP1 framework via WSUS, but when I try to install the DWG viewer it complains that the verson of the .net frame work is incorrect.

I have the offline full version of the .net framework4 which does work. How can I integrate this in to the WSUS server as a package so I can push it out, to targeted machines?

Thanks

Uhtred · 18 Oct 2012 at 15:39

is it just the hotfix it's missing perhaps?

anything I don't mind · 18 Oct 2012 at 16:46

It may need a reboot after installing the .net framework and I would just push out the dwg viewer via a login script in a basic bat file. It may have install options that install silently. if it is wnidows 7 and your users don't have admin rights and uac and file security is enabled it is a bit more complicated but it can be done.

Just need use a start up script instead, disable file security warning and uac temporarily.

Raumarik · 18 Oct 2012 at 19:53

.Net wise it almost sounds like your clients are looking to the WSUS server for what updated to get but downloading them from the internet themselves rather than patching from the server?

Are you sure you've set WSUS to download any patches for .net framework? It may need to update with a few small patches afterwards before you can deploy True View.

As far as True View goes i'd use a logon script (as groen suggests) or group policy with a VB script to deploy it, I wouldn't use WSUS for anything that isn't MS based.