Using GP to deploy Service Packs
From: Jason (Jason_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/03/05
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:23:02 -0800
Greetings -
I am new to using Active Directory and have a question about using GP to
deploy service packs over my company network.
I have about 30 workstations that I need to update and have created the GP
according to a tutorial that I found online. The steps I followed are spelled
out below.
I am also trying to use the "basic" interface option, to try to minimize the
interuption to the users. My share point also does have read and write access
to all users.
After appling the policy, I try logging into a work station and don't get
the action that I expect to. I am looking for the SP Install to start or at
least acknowledge that it's started and run in the back ground. Is that
correrct?
Is there something that I'm just missing or something else I can look at?
Thanks for the assist!
Jason
Assigning Service Pack 4 to Computers
This procedure explains how to assign the service pack to computers managed
by a GPO. For your installation, you might want to associate the GPO with a
different Active Directory container. To assign the service pack to computers
by using Group Policy, you must do the following:
Create a shared network distribution folder.
Create a group policy for SP4 deployments.
Apply the policy to assign the service pack to the computers.
Each of these procedures is explained in detail in the remainder of this
section.
If you used Add/Remove Programs to remove a service pack that was deployed
by using the Update.msi program, you cannot automatically deploy it again by
using Group Policy.
For the following procedure, "E:\" represents the drive of the network or
computer where your distribution folder is located.
To create a shared network distribution folder:
Connect to the network or computer on which you want to create the
distribution folder.
In the shared folder on the network, create a distribution folder for the
service pack.
For example, to create a distribution folder named SP4, type the following:
mkdir E:\SP4
You must set the appropriate permissions to share your distribution folder
so that users have read and execute access only and administrators have
full-control access to the folder.
Copy the service pack files and folders to the source files folder that you
created in step 2.
At the command prompt, type E:\SP3\W2ksp4.exe -x, and then press ENTER.
When prompted, provide the path for the folder (for example, the source
files folder) to which you want to extract W2ksp4.exe.
To create a group policy for SP4 deployments:
For an SP4 deployment, you can either create a new group policy or use an
existing GPO. In the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console, open the
Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. The Active Directory Users and
Computers snap-in includes tools for Group Policy and software installation
and maintenance. You can use these snap-ins to assign the service pack to
computers in an organizational unit.
In the console tree, double-click Active Directory Users and Computers to
expand the tree, double-click the name of the domain where the organizational
unit that is receiving the service pack resides, and then double-click the
applicable organizational unit name.
Right-click the Active Directory object that the MSI package will be applied
to, and then click Properties.
On the Group Policy tab, click New, type Desktop SP4 Upgrade, and then press
ENTER.
To apply the group policy and deploy the service pack to the client computers:
On the Organizational Unit Properties page, click the Group Policy tab and
then double-click the GPO you want to edit.
In the Group Policy snap-in, double-click Software Settings under the
Computer Configuration node.
Right-click Software installation, click New, and then click Package.
In the Open dialog box, browse to the i386\Update folder and then open the
Update.msi file.
In the Deploy Software dialog box, verify that the Assigned option is
selected, and then click OK.
Close the Group Policy snap-in, the Group Policy page, and the Console menu.
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