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SP1 to R2 Client Upgrade via SUP

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Hi,

Currently planning an upgrade to R2. We currently only deploy clients via SUP (SP1) then update clients to the CU by using SCUP. A WMI filter then disables Windows Updates for clients where the installed version of the client is >5. This is to prevent auto updates interfering with software updates delivered by CM.

I am planning to roll out the R2 upgrade also via SUP by amending the WMI filter so that it looks for clients less than the R2 version, which will re-enable automatic updates and pull down the new client.

I am aware that I could also use the automatic client upgrade option, but where servers have maintenance windows I could see this never running during a MW.

Any comments/thoughts on this approach?

Thanks

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:59 AM

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Could this maintenance windows work fine when you deploy other updates to the same clients?

Please examine MaintenanceCoordinator.log, ScanAgent.log and ServiceWindowManager.log on the client.

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Joyce Li
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- Proposed as answer by Joyce L Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:27 AM
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:59 AM
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Hi,

Could this maintenance windows work fine when you deploy other updates to the same clients?

Please examine MaintenanceCoordinator.log, ScanAgent.log and ServiceWindowManager.log on the client.

Best Regards,

Joyce Li

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Yes, they will, because other updates are deployed with a deadline. The automatic update method uses a scheduled task which may not tie in with the MW, and so will never run.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 8:17 AM