Configure Maintenance Window

[Kevin79]

I have a collection created and a maintenance window set for that collection. The window is from 0100 to 0500 every day. My clients all have the default for working hours (0500 to 2200 weekdays). I created an application and set it to run at 0115 every day and to always rerun the program. It never runs though. If I look at the deployment (Monitoring > Deployments) it says the deployment is "In Progress" and is "Waiting for a Service Window". Is there something else that I need to set in order for it to deploy? I don't want it to run in the morning if a computer happens to be turned off when the deadline is reached so maintenance windows are necessary.

[Kevin79]

Anyone?

[GarthMJ]

For the program, how long did you say it would take to run?

What is your count down timer set to?

What is your reboot timer set to?

Have you reviewed the log file on a workstation to find out why it hasn't run?

[Kevin79]

For the program, how long did you say it would take to run?

What is your count down timer set to?

What is your reboot timer set to?

Have you reviewed the log file on a workstation to find out why it hasn't run?

For the program, how long did you say it would take to run? Maximum run time is 120 minutes, is that what you are asking?

What is your count down timer set to? Where do I set/see that?

What is your reboot timer set to? Are you referring to "Computer Restart" in the client settings? If so, 90 minutes. It isn't assigned to the group itself but the computer that is in that group is assigned to a group that has it set. Do I need to set it on the group itself?

Have you reviewed the log file on a workstation to find out why it hasn't run? Which log file, execmgr.log?

[GarthMJ]

Mixing up CM07 and CM12. J there is no count down timer in CM12.

 

So you MW is a bit short and or your application install time is a bit long.

 

If you advertising it for 1:15 every day you are only allowing a

 

1:15 am + 90 minutes for reboot + 120 minutes for application = 4:45am.

 

If the Advert randomization is enabled (in client setting), very few of your client will be able to run it during the MW. The randomization windows is 2 hours. So….

 

I recommend that you do the following:

• Change your advert to 1 am
• Change the application run time to 15 minutes.
• Turn off Randomization but understand what does might do to your environment. (Don’t do this if you have any VDIs)

 

This should mean that you are done by 2:45 am. If you leave the Random on then it will take you to 4:45 am.