There’s also a client setting for software updates that can make that line a bit fuzzy by reaching into the future and pulling any upcoming deadlines into the current maintenance window. I don’t have access to the console right now to verify but I seem to recall having to change that to ensure we didn’t have new updates deployed earlier than planned.
From: Jason Sandys Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 4:05 PM To: [email protected] As an additional note here, deadlines are not “lines in the sand”, they are absolute lines in concrete. A ConfigMgr client agent will not enforce a deployment until that deployment has reached its deadline (or the user initiates the deployment). J From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Orlebeck, Geoffrey Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:39 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [mssms] RE: Software Updates & Maintenance Windows: Great, thank you for getting back to me! -Geoff From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerry Hampson Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: Software Updates & Maintenance Windows: Geoff, the updates will install during the first maintenance windows AFTER the deadline is reached. Regards, Gerry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Orlebeck, Geoffrey Sent: 09 December 2014 17:24 To: '[email protected]' Subject: [mssms] Software Updates & Maintenance Windows: Hello group. I’ve been working a bit more with SCCM (2012 R2, single primary site) and I have a question surrounding how maintenance windows and deadlines work. I just want to confirmation as I haven’t seen this addressed specifically anywhere that I’ve looked, including TechNet. If I create a Software Update Group today (12/9) and deploy it with a deadline for 12/13 @ 2AM to a collection with a Software Updates maintenance window daily from 11PM-5AM, the updates still won’t actually install until the deadline is hit, correct? That is the behavior I am currently seeing in my environment. Even though the devices may download the updates today, and there are maintenance windows that occur nightly from now until 12/13, the updates don’t actually install until the deadline is reached. Is that correct? My assumption (I know…assumptions) was the deadline was a line in the sand, but if a maintenance window passes before the deadline and there are pending deployments, those would process. Since this is my first go with ConfigMgr, I just want to confirm the above behavior is by design and that I haven’t misconfigured something. Happy to provide any additional details if needed. Thanks! -Geoff Confidentiality Notice: This is a transmission from Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. This message and any attached documents may be confidential and contain information protected by state and federal medical privacy statutes. They are intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please accept our apologies and notify the sender. Thank you. Confidentiality Notice: This is a transmission from Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. This message and any attached documents may be confidential and contain information protected by state and federal medical privacy statutes. They are intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please accept our apologies and notify the sender. Thank you.
