I suppose the lights dimming should have clued me in... ;)

Thanks for the info on the log Harjit, I'll check it out. I'm
assuming it'll have an entry on there for operation finished, which is
the main part I'm looking for.

-Bryan

Quoting Andrew Hendrickson <[log in to unmask]>:

> Yeah the ?feedback? of doing the below on a freshly Litetouched
> machine will be the lovely flashing disk icon show as the machine
> says ?OMG that?s a lot of patches!?
>
> ;-)
>
>
> On Jun 6, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Harjit Dhaliwal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Bryan,
>>
>> You're not going to see much "feedback" visually other than the
>> progress of application or update installs within Software Center.
>> Depending on what you're looking to gather, you'll have to peruse
>> the logs on the local system located in C:\Windows\CCM\Logs.
>>
>> -Harjit
>>
>> On 6/5/2014 7:07 PM, Bryan Fleming wrote:
>>> Ah good thanks. I had found that at one point previously a few
>>> months back but was unclear if it was actually working since
>>> nothing came up after ticking it off. (I admit I hadn't tried it
>>> since) Is there anyway to see what it is currently doing/progress
>>> or anything feedback wise? Since supported machines tend run the
>>> range of blazing to mildly archaic I'd hate to just assume that
>>> after 5 minutes it's bound to be done.
>>>
>>> -Bryan
>>>
>>> On 6/5/2014 6:52 PM, Harjit Dhaliwal wrote:
>>>> You can launch the Configuration Manager applet from the Control
>>>> Panel and run the following actions:
>>>> 1. Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle
>>>> 2. Application Deployment Evaluation Cycle
>>>> 3. Software Updates Deployment Evaluation Cycle
>>>>
>>>> ConfigMgr runs several scans which by default happen at various
>>>> intervals. Running these actions triggers the scans to run sooner
>>>> but may still take a little bit of time. So, please keep that it
>>>> mind. If you have further questions, you can contact me offline.
>>>>
>>>> <Mail Attachment.png>
>>>>
>>>> -Harjit
>>>>
>>>> On 6/5/2014 5:27 PM, Bryan Fleming wrote:
>>>>> So here is a question, is there a way to manually trigger SCCM?
>>>>> Haven't found one that seems to work reliably yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've run into the issue a couple times now where a laptop might
>>>>> have been off during a critical patch deployment, but doesn't
>>>>> detect it right away when it is turned on and you get the 1 hour
>>>>> bong at an inopportune time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually I ran into this with my laptops, only I had had it on
>>>>> for an hour or two in the morning and attempted to patch before
>>>>> I needed to go to a meeting. Nothing happened, then as soon as
>>>>> I'm at the meeting it kicks in.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also would be nice to trigger it for a fresh installed system to
>>>>> be sure that it's not going to want to do a pile of installs as
>>>>> soon as I leave it with the client.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Bryan
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/5/2014 3:00 PM, Andrew Hendrickson wrote:
>>>>>> I asked this very question in a meeting with SAA-AD and the
>>>>>> response was that a major motivator for SCCM was to facilitate
>>>>>> exactly what you want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Machines routinely run with standard user accounts were indeed
>>>>>> not getting Java and Adobe updates on a timely basis, and SCCM
>>>>>> does install those third party patches without requiring an
>>>>>> admin login at the workstation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are many other advantages to domain joining Windows
>>>>>> computers. Here in CAS, all of our Windows computers have been
>>>>>> domain joined for five years or more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Lynda Howell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I understand that the System Center updates we switched to
>>>>>>> over the winter are only for domain-joined PCs. But do they
>>>>>>> also work if the computer is always logged in to a local
>>>>>>> account?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have some limited-use PCs that are not domain joined, and
>>>>>>> use a local account. I'd love to have them automatically deal
>>>>>>> with the Adobe and Java updates. If I join them to the domain
>>>>>>> but don't change anything else, will they be able to use the
>>>>>>> System Center for updates? Or would I have to log in with a
>>>>>>> network account periodically to let System Center do its thing?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lynda.
>>>>>> Andrew Hendrickson
>>>>>> CAS IT Administrator
>>>>>> UVM, College of Arts & Sciences
>>>>>> 438 College Street #206
>>>>>> Burlington, VT
>>>>>> 05405
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 802-656-7971
>>>>>> 802-656-4529 (fax)
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>
>
> Andrew Hendrickson
> CAS IT Administrator
> UVM, College of Arts & Sciences
> 438 College Street #206
> Burlington, VT
> 05405
>
> 802-656-7971
> 802-656-4529 (fax)
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> To submit a request for service please use:
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