Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Thu Nov 17 03:06:54 CST 2011
Hi Hans Yes, that is strange. Or does a category "Extremely urgent updates that overrules setting for later install" for updates exist? /gustav >>> hans.andersen at phulse.com 17-11-2011 09:09 >>> Hej Gustav, Believe me. I've had a look at Jims server in the past. It was configured to download but choose when to install them. Strange isn't it? Best regards, Hans-Christian Andersen On 16 Nov 2011, at 23:51, "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > Hi Jim et al > > Well well, relax ... don't blame MSFT, blame he/she who has configured for Important Updates "How Windows can install updates" to: > > "Install updates automatically (recommended)" > > instead of picking the setting appropriate for a managed high-priority server expected to run 24/7: > > "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them" > > /gustav > > >>>> accessd at shaw.ca 16-11-2011 23:18 >>> > Hi John: > > One example, last weekend that particularly annoyed me was that my Server > 2008 rebooted without asking. It had been set that upgrades were manual but > through some MS Update that setting was modified. > > I am sure the server was prompting me with a reboot, in ten minutes type > request, but I was not there to observe it so the server rebooted. I have a > MSSQL running on the box and it of course disconnected from my web server. > It was not until a client and friend called saying he could not see his data > that I knew anything was wrong. > > From my perspective, unless that box is on fire it should not reboot...and > it had better not install updates without my explicit agreement. > > Jim