There was certainly a lot of confusion about this setting and lots of unhappy folks when it came out originally in RTM. I could be remembering wrong or maybe things have changed. I would defer to the wisdom of the TechNet documents though.
J From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: forcing an update According to the documents, it ONLY applies to software updates. Not sure but sounds like you are saying it applies to everything BUT software updates. YOur sentence was a bit difficult for me to decipher though. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Gg682067.aspx For System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager only. This setting determines whether the client uses an activation delay of up to two hours to install required software updates when the deadline is reached. By default, the activation delay is disabled. For virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) scenarios, this delay can help to distribute the CPU processing and data transfer for a computer that has multiple virtual machines that run the Configuration Manager client. Even if you do not use VDI, if many clients install the same updates at the same time, this can negatively increase CPU usage on the site server, slow down distribution points, and significantly reduce the available network bandwidth. If required software updates must install without delay when the configured deadline is reached, select Yes for this setting. On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Jason Sandys <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: To my knowledge, you cannot. Software Updates is not subject to the same randomization introduced with 2012 RTM and configurable in Client Settings starting with 2012 SP1. There is a software updates only randomization. J From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 11:14 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: forcing an update you can disable that On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Gerry Hampson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: No, there is a built-in randomisation period of up to 2 hours. Within that time the updates will install. Then, if a user is logged in, the restart counter will commence (90 mins by default). Gerry From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of David McSpadden Sent: 08 September 2015 15:51 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] forcing an update So if I was Software updates to install automagically I set the installation Deadline to the time I want it to install and I should see it install at that time with no user needed? David McSpadden Systems Administrator Indiana Members Credit Union P: 317.554.8190 | F: 317.554.8106 [Description: imcu email icon]<http://imcu.com/> [Description: facebook email icon] <https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMembersCU> [Description: twitter email icon] <https://twitter.com/IndMembersCU> [Description: email logo] [mcp2] This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
