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Posted

Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

specified time interval?

 

Thanks

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adebratto

Posted

Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:

microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services as a convenience to OP.

 

On the web:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

 

In your newsreader:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

 

Andrew wrote:

> Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> specified time interval?

>

> Thanks

Posted

Run wuauclt.exe /detectnow from a command prompt on the client.

 

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:O$Axm6h9HHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:

> microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services as a convenience to OP.

>

> On the web:

> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

>

> In your newsreader:

> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

>

> Andrew wrote:

>> Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

>> checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

>> specified time interval?

>>

>> Thanks

>

>

Posted

"Andrew" wrote:

> Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> specified time interval?

>

> Thanks

> --

> adebratto

Posted

"Andrew" wrote:

> Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> specified time interval?

>

> Thanks

> --

> adebratto

Posted

That command does not seem to do much of anything?

--

adebratto

 

 

"BigEd" wrote:

> Run wuauclt.exe /detectnow from a command prompt on the client.

>

> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:O$Axm6h9HHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:

> > microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services as a convenience to OP.

> >

> > On the web:

> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

> >

> > In your newsreader:

> > http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

> > --

> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

> >

> > Andrew wrote:

> >> Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> >> checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> >> specified time interval?

> >>

> >> Thanks

> >

> >

>

>

>

Guest Harry Johnston
Posted

Andrew wrote:

> > Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> > checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> > specified time interval?

 

Yes, using a script. I've written a very simple one, there are others available

on the web which are more flexible.

 

Mine is here:

 

<http://www.scms.waikato.ac.nz/~harry/wsusupdate.vbs>

 

Harry.

Posted

Great Redmondmag Article reviewing WSUS.

Look for the section "Big Red Button" which contains a WSUS UPdate Now vbs

script.

http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=1775

 

When I run the script I do a Netstat and look for the connection to my WSUS

server and watch taskmanager CPU column. You can tell when updates are being

pulled and the MSIexe starts running when the updates are being installed.

 

Ed

 

http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=1775

 

"Harry Johnston" wrote:

> Andrew wrote:

>

> > > Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

> > > checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

> > > specified time interval?

>

> Yes, using a script. I've written a very simple one, there are others available

> on the web which are more flexible.

>

> Mine is here:

>

> <http://www.scms.waikato.ac.nz/~harry/wsusupdate.vbs>

>

> Harry.

>

Guest Robert Aldwinckle
Posted

"Sgt_Ed" <SgtEd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8ADAF297-0E3D-44AB-84BA-0990B23A978E@microsoft.com...

> Great Redmondmag Article reviewing WSUS.

> Look for the section "Big Red Button" which contains a WSUS UPdate Now vbs

> script.

> http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=1775

>

> When I run the script I do a Netstat and look for the connection to my WSUS

> server and watch taskmanager CPU column. You can tell when updates are being

> pulled and the MSIexe starts running when the updates are being installed.

 

 

Have you tried using

 

bitsadmin /monitor /allusers

 

instead?

 

 

---

 

>

> Ed

>

> http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=1775

>

> "Harry Johnston" wrote:

>

>> Andrew wrote:

>>

>> > > Is there a way after an update is approved to force the WSUS client to

>> > > checkin and pull down the updates on demand instead of waiting for the

>> > > specified time interval?

>>

>> Yes, using a script. I've written a very simple one, there are others available

>> on the web which are more flexible.

>>

>> Mine is here:

>>

>> <http://www.scms.waikato.ac.nz/~harry/wsusupdate.vbs>

>>

>> Harry.

>>

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