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Windows Updates
Kalvin Victoria
asked this on June 02, 2010 16:51
Q: How can I use AA to run Windows Updates on all the computers on my network?
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A: After you download the patch from the Vendor's site, you simply treat it as you would any other deployment.
In this case, since most Microsoft patches are .exe files (e.g. WindowsServer2003-KB981793-x86-ENU.exe). The Command line arguments for most of them are basically /quiet /norestart.
I have attached the usage window showing the accepted arguments for Microsoft Patch KB981793 as well as the Admin Arsenal deploy window where this patch is going to be installed on 16 Windows 2003 servers.
The best way to do this is to download the updates from Microsoft and then install them via AA. We don't have an automated method of grabbing Windows updates. If you'd like, you can download the updates and then install them to your systems in an installation chain (via a bat or cmd file).
Most Microsoft patches are .exe files (e.g. WindowsServer2003-KB981793-x86-ENU.exe). The Command line arguments for most of them are basically /quiet /norestart.
I have attached the usage window showing the accepted arguments for Microsoft Patch KB981793 as well as the Admin Arsenal deploy window where this patch is going to be installed on 16 Windows 2003 servers.