Methods to install updates days before restart
Firstly, my apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, however I have been unable to find anything solid.
I am implementing software updates via SCCM and my management is requiring me to use the following timing for update:
Catalog is synchronized and updates downloaded Thursday.
Updates are made available and required to be installed on Thursday night.
A restart is not required until the following Monday night, when there is a countdown and then is forced.
I have been trying to make this work however have as yet been unsuccessful, so I was hoping someone could help sort out exactly how this is supposed to work.
From what I have read there are a couple of ways this could be achieved.
Create a deployment with an installation deadline of ASAP, do not allow forced restarts outside a maintenance window, and then create a MW for the Monday night.
Create a deployment with an installation deadline of ASAP, do not allow restarts. Then create another deployment of a restart script (batch or something like Coretech Shutdowntool) scheduled to deploy Monday night to handle the rebooting side of things.
I have attempted the first one however I have had no luck getting the restart to actually occur. The installation works, but the restart just never happens. I fear I am doing something wrong, however I am not familiar enough with aspects of the
software to say for certain what is and isn't possible.
Any help or information I could get would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks.
maintenance window would work in your case. You can have the updates installed during the MW and get the clients restart . You should focus little attention on the maintenance window calculation .
follow these blogs on MW calculation and reboot count down http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2013/06/11/configmgr-2012-support-tip-clients-never-reboot-even-when-required-in-a-deployment.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/csloyan/archive/2010/10/24/maintenance-window-calculations-explained.aspx
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