Yes. Thanks for the ideas and insight, everyone! Jeff
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Stuart Watret <[email protected]>wrote: > all good info :) > > Stuart Watret > > Offshore - IT Ltd > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > on behalf of Mote, Todd <[email protected]> > *Sent:* 28 April 2014 15:56 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] ConfigMgr TS and Multi-Reboot Updates > > > I just manually install the ones that I’ve found that do this before the > detect phase. They can’t break the TS if they’re already installed and not > part of the scan against whatever you use to update.. > > > > > > wusa.exe > AMD64-all-windows8-rt-kb2771431-x64_7dc12c2a5eb9c3310f875fefe0215a97f334328b.msu > /quiet /norestart > > > > is the command line I use. > > > > Todd > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of * > [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2014 9:44 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] ConfigMgr TS and Multi-Reboot Updates > > > > That only works if you have a seperate wsus instance for your image > builds, otherwise you’d be excluding your production systems from the same > patches. > > > > I’ve switched to no OS patching in my base wim’s, and leverage ConfigMgr > to offline inject them. > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > > > > *From:* Stuart Watret <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2014 10:41 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > > > I got that bit, what I meant was, if you know these updates configure them > so they are not available in WSUS. It's also a perfectly reasonable > proposition and quite commen to create a new sub wsus server, just for > builds, with a tight policy (to avoid these particular updates); then once > built and after a change in OU and a new GPO they can chat to the main WSUS > box and get those updates post-build. > > > > That said, I don't have any of those multiple restart issues and I'm using > a similar method. Do you automatically approve the classification "Update > Rollups"? It could be that, we only approve certain Update Rollups on > account they can be the spawn of the devil. > > > > Stuart Watret > > Offshore - IT Ltd > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > on behalf of [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 28 April 2014 15:03 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] ConfigMgr TS and Multi-Reboot Updates > > > > The issue is as follows, > > if your build can connect to a wsus server during the process, certain > updates that require (forcE) multiple reboots will apply. This can outright > break the task sequence process. > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > > > > *From:* Stuart Watret <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 27, 2014 3:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > > > Don’t understand why this is an issue. > > I use the same method, mdt script for updates in sccm TS’s. > > > > The policy of the WSUS server will dictate what it gets – check what you > have enabled. Also, unless you specify a specific unattend file if you > review the windowsupdate log post build you will see the client trying to > go to MS for updates; our clients can’t, but it was adding 5 mins to the > build while it timed out. If your clients can, then that may explain all > the chuff…………… > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Gailey > *Sent:* 26 April 2014 20:42 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] ConfigMgr TS and Multi-Reboot Updates > > > > Ltisuspend - pause the TS and apply the updates and then resume. Do a > search for pausing task sequences with MDT. > > > On Apr 25, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Daniel Ratliff <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is probably a better way but if you are using the MDT .wsf and > cannot filter certain updates, I think there is a reg key somewhere that > allows you to specify updates not to install? I want to say I have seen it > before with IE10/IE11? > > > > *Daniel Ratliff* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jeff Poling > *Sent:* Friday, April 25, 2014 12:24 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [mssms] ConfigMgr TS and Multi-Reboot Updates > > > > I am struggling to deal with the issue of Windows Updates that require > multiple reboots killing task sequences. In my current environment, > software updates are not yet integrated into ConfigMgr. Updates are > installed using the MDT windowsupdate.wsf script and a TS variable that > points to the local WSUS server. > > > > In a build and capture scenario, what is the best way to work around this > issue? > > > > Any thoughts or insight is greatly appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed > and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. 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