I use Service Pack Manager 2000, available at
http://home.san.rr.com/gravitystorm/
It doesn't do everything, but it does help. Especially when having to manage
hundreds of servers, many across WAN links.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kuminda Chandimith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:08 AM
Subject: RE: today's admin backwards virus
> Don't worry you are not going to loose your job. But such tool will leed
to
> "structured" pratices manging ones servers.
> I think Dan s idea is a nice one. I have seen a demo of HPOpenView. It
> provides functionality close to this (an I am sure most of such tools
do..).
> This will be just an extention of the same thing.
>
> Now Compaq and HP together we could ask Ed Crowley to suggest this to
> OpenView team.
>
>
> Kuminda Chandimith
> Sr. Technical Consultant
> Ducont.com FZ-LLC
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hanna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 September 2001 16:45
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: today's admin backwards virus
>
>
>
> That being the case the receptionist could manage the servers. I myself am
> waiting for the MS easybake oven.
> --steve
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Atkinson, Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:41 AM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: today's admin backwards virus
> >
> >
> >
> > > Not a chance I'd ever want my production servers to auto
> > > update anything. I
> > > strictly want to test each patch before I apply it to any
> > > production server.
> >
> > absolutely, but what would be nice is something like 'MS
> > update server',
> > which automatically downloads ALL relevant security patches
> > and hotfixes,
> > scans your network and alerts you to what needs applying. a management
> > console should be available to allow 'drag and drop'
> > deployment of security
> > patches and hotfixes across the network.
> >
> > the system should also be intelligent enough to know the
> > server applications
> > you are running and how this impacts which patches should be
> > run and in what
> > order they should be applied.
> >
> > dan.
> >
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