I disagree. In order to use msi's, everytime Microsoft comes out
with a hotfix or update I would have to create a sysdiff file for each OS
and then assign them by GPO's. With SMS or 3rd party utilities, they do all
the work of getting the updates and distributing them. I use msi's for
applications and service pack, but I think they are not useful for patches
and hotfixes. I don't know how much staff you have, but I have way to much
on my plate to spend all that time manually creating msi's. It sure would
be nice if Microsoft made all patches and updates available as msi's...
What I was asking for is if people have used SMS or 3rd party
solutions and what their experiences are. When we were hit with nimda, we
had to go around to workstations and apply IIS patches, even though we have
been instructing users on how to go to Microsoft's update site and download
updates for themselves.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: David Strome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:06 PM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: RE: Update Distribution
Umm..that's what they're there for. To distribute stuff. If that's too much
work for you...I dunno. Find a new line of work? I don't mean to be
err...mean....but how much easier can it get?
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Markette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:15 PM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: Update Distribution
Hello,
I'm looking for ways to distribute the Microsoft Updates to my
clients without using SMS. I've thought of repackaging the hotfixes and
updates as .msi files and using intellimirror, but that seems like a lot of
work on my end. Any ideas? How are others keeping their clients and
servers patched?
Paul Markette
NT Systems Administrator
Epicentric, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415-995-7228
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