Deployment Packages

[doctora]

I created a windows update deployment package. Now I have shifted and I am using Automatic Deployment Rules for some of the updates. I would like to create a new deployment package for the updates that I want to deploy manually. Can I delete a deployment package or will I delete the updates along with the package?

 

I purchased Microsoft System Center 2012 unleashed but I can't find anything in it about this.

Does anyone recommend another book title?(Maybe this should be another topic)

 

Thanks

 

Mark

[Jorgen Nilsson]

Hi,

If you delete the update package you delete the updates downloaded with it as well as they are downloaded to the Source path you have specified for the Software Update Package.

regards,

Jörgen

[doctora]

I am a bit confused on this topic. The book i have says

 

"Each update is only downloaded once and stored in one deployment package, ensuring that content is not duplicated throughout the infrastructure."

 

I have two deployment packages with the same Security Updates in them. One of them I originally created and the other one is updated through an Automatic Deployment Rule.

 

If I deleted both of them could I recreate the Automatic Deployment Rule and download the updates again?

 

Thanks

Mark