Howdy Jason, Usually I would. It runs the CheckSUR process to repair windows servicing (CBS) or log issues for manual remediation. You can run it as many times as you like without it installing as a traditional hotfix.
-Stephen > On Dec 5, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Jason Sandys <[email protected]> wrote: > > Have you tried injecting into into your image using DISM? > > > J > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on > behalf of Stephen Leuthold <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 5, 2014 12:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mssms] Problems running KB947821 (System Update Readiness Tool) > during OSD > > Anyone successfully running this KB via OSD task sequence ? > > -Stephen > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Stephen Leuthold <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Unfortunately we are still supporting Windows Server 2008 non-R2 >> 64-bit/32-bit on rare occasions. There seems to be an issue where >> post-deployment of this OS where we cannot see what updates are installed >> (PowerShell Get-Hotfix or query Win32_QuickFixEngineering) because there are >> issues with windows servicing (CBS). To remediate the issue we run KB947821 >> v35, copy some missing files to %windir%\Temp\CheckSUR\servicing\Packages >> and then run KB947821 again. Works like a champ outside of a task sequence! >> I take these steps out of the TS and OSD completes all the way through with >> no issues. >> >> What is happening in my case during OSD (SC2012R2 CM CU1) is it will run >> KB947821 successfully (exit code 0 in execmgr) then the task sequence engine >> just goes away and I see the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen. Unfortunately I was not >> able to successfully increase the smsts.log size to see what's going on >> despite following method 2 here: >> http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11071-how-can-i-increase-the-smstslog-file-size-for-pxe-based-os-deployments-using-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/ >> and updating my client install properties in the task sequence to >> CCMLOGMAXSIZE=2621440 CCMLOGMAXHISTORY=3. >> >> So my questions are: >> 1) What might I be doing wrong that is preventing the logmaxhistory and size >> to increase? >> 2) Anyone else successfully running KB947821 during OSD with success? >> >> Gracias! >> >> -Stephen > >

