Solving deadline installs
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28 Juni 2012 11:07
Greetings everyone.
I'm using WSUS in my enviroment,with my users machines in some groups and the servers in another.
So, I made 2 GPOs, 1 for the users, which works perfectly, and other apart for servers with this spec:
Windows Components/Windows
UpdatehidePolicy Setting Comment Configure automatic updating: 3 - Auto download and notify for install The following settings are only required and applicable if 4 is selected. Scheduled install day: 0 - Every day Scheduled install time: 03:00 Policy Setting Comment
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intranet Microsoft update service locationEnabled Set the intranet update service for detecting updates: http://wsusserver Set the intranet statistics server: http://wsuswerver (example: http://IntranetUpd01)
It worked perfectly for 2 months, yet yesterday one server machines was updated due to deadline install, as log shows:
# Initiating deadline install
2012-06-27 13:22:24:137 680 ee8 AU # Approved updates = 25
2012-06-27 13:22:24:152 680 ee8 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Install updates / installing updates [CallId = {CAE67EED-774B-4E9B-991F-8087471FB404}]
2012-06-27 13:22:24:152 680 b60 Report REPORT EVENT: {836F4DB7-9562-4B0A-82C2-9E4049D6DBD5} 2012-06-27 13:22:24:059+0200 1 188 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready for installation. This computer is currently scheduled to install these updates on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 1:22 PM: - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2644615) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2585542) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2620704) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2564958) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2676562) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2620712) - Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2641690) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2631813) - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2675157) - Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2621440) - Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2656351) - Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for x64-based Systems (KB2604115) - Security Updat
2012-06-27 13:22:24:168 680 b60 Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)
2012-06-27 13:22:24:183 680 dbc Agent *************
2012-06-27 13:22:24:183 680 dbc Agent ** START ** Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2012-06-27 13:22:24:183 680 dbc Agent *********:::::::::::::
2012-06-27 13:22:25:993 3404 e5c Handler :: START :: Handler: CBS Install
2012-06-27 13:22:25:993 3404 e5c Handler :::::::::
2012-06-27 13:22:26:009 3404 e5c Handler Starting install of CBS update 45732EBC-A984-4454-9A7D-7B7C72FBFD4C
2012-06-27 13:22:26:009 3404 e5c Handler CBS package identity: Package_for_KB2644615~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.
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The annoying thing is that this only ocurred in 1 of the 35 serves in the group, the others didnt made any update in the next 30 min, as I chaged that GPO to disable windows update.
In WSUS that group apart called servers is also exepted from important, critical and security auto-aproved updates.
So, could there be a way to avoiding this deadline install overriding GPO and WSUS config?
- Diedit oleh Carlos Ogalla 28 Juni 2012 11:08
Semua Balasan
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01 Juli 2012 21:43Moderator
yet yesterday one server machines was updated due to deadline install
Correct. Deadlines override anything configured in policy.So, could there be a way to avoiding this deadline install overriding GPO and WSUS config?
Uhhh.... don't configure the deadline???Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Product Manager, SolarWinds
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin -
02 Juli 2012 15:56
As far as I know, I dont have any deadline configured or I could say I don't even know where to configure it.
So my next question would be, where can I check the values of the deadlines?
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02 Juli 2012 23:55Moderator
As far as I know, I dont have any deadline configured or I could say I don't even know where to configure it.
So my next question would be, where can I check the values of the deadlines?
Well, *somebody* configured a deadline. :-)
You reported that updates were installed due to a deadline, and the logfile confirms this -- updates were 'scheduled' to be installed at 1:22pm local time -- and the only way the WUAgent 'schedules' updates to be installed immediately is if expired deadlines are discovered.
Deadlines are set in the Approval dialog. You may find this section in the WSUS Operations Guide to be useful: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939929(v=ws.10)
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Product Manager, SolarWinds
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin- Ditandai sebagai Jawaban oleh Carlos Ogalla 03 Juli 2012 8:00
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03 Juli 2012 8:17
There was an automatic rule, approving critical and security updates to all the groups except servers.
I still don´t know why my server took that update and deadline, still I guess that was what forced it to install updates and reboot.
Thanks for your help Lawrence.
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05 Juli 2012 15:30Moderator
There was an automatic rule, approving critical and security updates to all the groups except servers.
I still don´t know why my server took that update and deadline, still I guess that was what forced it to install updates and reboot.
The specific update, and deadline, is identified in the WindowsUpdate.log. Also the Change.LOG, found in %ProgramFiles%\Update Services\Logfiles can also be used to help identify which update, when it was approved, and possibly who approved it.
The log entries above are incomplete.. and any one of those updates (or ones not listed, since the entry was cut off) could have been the culprit.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Product Manager, SolarWinds
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin