I'm hoping I'll be able to automate the server portion of the install/reboot steps with runbooks in System Center 2012.
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Matthew W. Ross <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > We do the same: WSUS automatic updates for desktops, Download but not > installed for servers. > > It's just a pain when you have a lot of servers to hit. Even a command > line way to do this would be an improvement... and I hope this becomes > available with Windows 8 Server. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kennedy, Jim > [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 > 09:23:06 -0700 > Subject: RE: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch > Management list... > > > > WSUS. Set to download but not install. Then I RDP and hit install. Saves > > quite a bit of time since they are already downloaded. An improvement > over > > what you are doing, but still not perfect of course. But I am in full > > control that way. We are smaller than many people here. About 40 servers. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 12:21 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch Management > list... > > > > What do you guys use to patch servers? I'm still in the "RDP to the > server > > and run Windows Update" camp. I'd love a free solution to do this > en-mass, > > if somebody knows one. > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kurt Buff > > [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 > > 08:03:50 -0700 > > Subject: Re: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch Management > list... > > > > > > > Unfortunately, I can't move quite that fast. We're pretty much a 24x5 > > > shop, with offices overseas, and I have to give more notice than > > > "patching now, please log off". At least I have most weekends to do > > > this kind of thing... > > > > > > Kurt > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:24, Kennedy, Jim > > > <kennedy...@elyriaschools.org> wrote: > > > > I am all done! Neeener neener. :) > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 10:24 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Re: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch Management > > > list... > > > > > > > > Yeah, I'm pushing this out as fast as I can - I'll be patching > > > > servers > > > tonight, and the rest of the workstations next week. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:14, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> ...http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-RDP-Vulnerability-Exploit > > > >> -Co > > > >> de-Confirmed-259060.shtml > > > >> > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > --- > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > --- > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > --- > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
