Was a big subject here already.

Pretty sure MS approach will be, no choice to exclude or in other words:
suck it up.

 

-R

 

 

Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Im Auftrag von Robert Spinelli
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. September 2016 15:03
An: [email protected]
Betreff: [mssms] New Servicing Model Win7, etc. - Next Month

 

I read the article below which gave some good detail in regards to new
servicing model that MS is introducing next month.

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http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2016/08/31/lookout-configmgr-admins-windows
-monthly-updates-are-gonna-get-huge/

 

MS TechNet article

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https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/08/15/further-simplify
ing-servicing-model-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-1/

 

Below is my quick summary/understanding of both articles.  Was looking for
input to make sure I got it right.

 

Basically they are going to stop releasing individual patches and release:

 

1.       Monthly Rollup

a.       Addresses both security issues and reliability issues in a single
update.

 

2.       Monthly Security-only updates

a.       This update collects all of the security patches for that month
into a single update. Unlike the Monthly Rollup, the Security-only update
will only include new security patches that are released for that month

 

3.       NET Framework Monthly Rollup

a.       The monthly .NET Framework Monthly Rollup will deliver both
security and reliability updates to all versions of the .NET Framework as a
single monthly release

 

4.       Monthly NET Framework security-only update

a.       NET Framework team will also release a security-only update on
Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Server Update Services every month.

 

Here is some reasons I'm not a fan of this:

 

1.       Historically If there was one bad patch during the month you could
exclude rolling that one patch out.  In the new model you will have to hold
off the whole month of patches for one bad patch.  I'm not sure how MS
thinks this will make things more secure.

 

2.       Machine needs 3 patches as below that are all 50MB currently the
client would download 150MB of data.  In the new model they will end up
downloading the monthly security only updates.  If each monthly security
only updates is 500MB and it needs 3 patches as below the same client will
now download 1.5TB of data.  

a.       1 patch from October 

b.      1 patch from November

c.       1 patch from December 

 

I'm assuming SCCM will have the option to download the Monthly Security-only
updates or the Monthly Rollup (which would be larger) using manual download
or ADR ?

 

All input/feedback is welcome.


Rob

 

 



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