Automate (scheduled) download of Windows offline scan file / Offline repository

[Mbrodin]

Hi Doug

Is it possible to schedule / automate download of the “Microsoft offline scan file” and “Offline updates repository” in the Tools tab?

I am planning of having a dedicated server in DMZ that runs BP and only download the updates, then syncing the data over to my BP-server that has access to all domains and different vlans.

I want to avoid logging on to two servers just to be able to push MS updates!

Thanks

Mats Brodin

[doug]

If you run BP in offline mode on the DMZ computer, you can schedule it ‘Download available updates’. It will download the Microsoft offline scan file, and then it will download the updates that are available for the computer that initiated the download to its local cache. It will not download the entire updates repository– it will only download the updates that are available for the computer that initiated the download, based on the filters/settings that you have specified in ‘Tools > Settings > Windows update’. There is not currently any way to schedule the download of the entire offline updates repository.

-Doug

[Mbrodin]

Okay, thanks for the answer

Would you consider this a upcoming feature in BP?

/Mats

[doug]

Yes, we will consider this. Thanks!

-Doug

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