How to Setup Windows Update on Server Machine on Exec Time Window.

[manam.pervez1]

Hello All,

i am facing Problem, after a while.

i setup up windows Update Automatic Rule, and it was working Perfect or i never notice issue.

i setup update rules in every Friday at 8pm to 9pm my update will run and install and reboot, if require.

and i setup maintenance time window for friday 8pm to 9 Pm.

 

but in last friday (13/09/2013) i checked. out of 100 servers only 4 went trough.

and rest of 96 got In Progress and (Waiting for maintenance windows before installing )

i checked servers event viewer but nothing in there.

 

can you guys help me out to achieve this goal please.

 

thank you

[Peter van der Woude]

An hour for a Maintenance Window is a bit short. With every update the client will calculate whether it can be installed during the window or not (based on max run time + countdown + = default of 35 minutes). So it's very well possible that the client ran out of its window. Either look in the reports or the update% log files.

[manam.pervez1]

So you Suggest me to Make maintenance windows 1 hour to 2 hour? will be fine?

please advice.

Thank you

[Peter van der Woude]

To be sure, I would check the log files, but I would indeed make the windows at least 2 hours.

[manam.pervez1]

Can you refer me which Log i need to check. Thank you

[Peter van der Woude]

The client log files that start with update.

[manam.pervez1]

Hello,

Now i checked my Deployment Status, its in Unknown with "Client Check Passed /Active"

 

but im not receiving any updates , or anything, i tried to uninstall lot of update to check, ether its downloading update or not.

 

my mission is to install all the update 8pm to 9Pm every Friday. so i setup maintenance time on 8pm to 9Pm every friday

please advice, if i setup correctly .

Thank you

[manam.pervez1]

any advice?

[manam.pervez1]

No advice yet?