Re: Task Server for Software Updates?

Subject: Re: Task Server for Software Updates?

From: "Randall R. Saeks" <email@hidden>

Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:03:04 -0600

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On Nov 14, 2006, at 8:25 AM, Chris Waltham wrote:

Hmm, interesting -- thanks John. I'm not responsible for application updates (that's someone else), but I am responsible for pushing out OS X updates. I am yet to even delve into folder actions at all, maybe I should get off my rear and look!

I use this route:

- Make sure the machines are online.

- Send UNIX command:

sleep `expr $RANDOM % 1200`

softwareupdate -ia

That command will wait randomly on each machine up to 20 minutes, then run the softwareupdate command. I went this route because when I was updating 100+ machines, I would DOS the server since there were 100 requests coming in. I found this gave me a good way to space out the time. Of course, this only does work with machines online.

The .pkg with a pre/post flight script to run the command would be a good way to take care of this as well, however you could potentially hit the same issue if you have a bunch of machines that are all on at once, or use a scheduled startup. For them you could change the 1200 to a small number, say 120, for 2 minutes to randomly wait.

Just my $.02.

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Randall R. Saeks, ACSA

Network Administrator/Computer Support Specialist

Northbrook / Glenview School District 30

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	>Re: Task Server for Software Updates? (From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>)
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