Windows Update Integrity

[alcarajp]

Dear BatchPatch,

How can we verify or validate the integrity of the patches we were downloading prior to deployment? is there mechanism to do it using batch patch?

Thank you

Joseph

[doug]

Joseph – What prompts you to ask this question? Did you run into some kind of problem.

When you use BatchPatch to perform a standard Windows Update (online, not using cached mode), then the target computer Windows Update Agent (WUA) checks the integrity of the patches that it downloads. If you use BatchPatch to perform a Windows Update using cached mode, then BatchPatch downloads the updates and then pushes them to the target computer. The target computer Windows Update Agent (WUA) verifies the patch before installing it. If it cannot verify it, then it does not install it.

[alcarajp]

Hi Doug, this question comes into may mind when I am patching our systems, but thanks for the information you provided, in addition where I can able to get the logs if the target computer refuse the installation due failed verification, does it return an error in batch patch? by the way, great app it helps me a lot..

[doug]

When you perform a ‘Windows Update’ action on a target host, you will see the ‘Remote Agent Log’ column populated with the relevant info. Additionally this info is in the remote log under C:Program FilesBatchPatchBatchPatch.log on the target computer. If an update cannot be installed, it will be logged to these logs. Additionally, in BatchPatch you will see the ‘Windows Update Messages’ column turn red on completion instead of blue, indicating ‘succeeded with errors’.

-Doug

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