Knowing when a server is back from a windows update reboot beyond ping

[jvniejen]

So when a server is responding to ping, batch patch deems to to be back up and running. Can this be extended with a feature that can tell us when the server is ready to receive RDP connections? Check that TCP/RDP port is listening? Check that the service is running, something like that?

[doug]

In the latest version of BatchPatch released 2014-12-09 the ‘Job Queue’ has an item called “Wait for host to go offline and come back online,” which uses a WMI check to see if the server is responding to connection attempts. Does this work for you?

When you say that BatchPatch deems it to be back up and running by responding to ping, in what area of the software are you referring to? I’m not saying that you are incorrect, but if you could be more specific of exactly what you are trying to accomplish, it would help me understand if/where a change needs to be made. Are you just referring to when BatchPatch prints “server ONLINE” in the ‘All messages’ column? Or is there something else that you’re referring to?

Thanks,

Doug

[jvniejen]

Sorry, I’ll clarify.

I’m just using the ping monitor as part of my update regimen to know when servers have come bac. But answering pings is a long way from actually being back online. (this is the coloured status column that changes from green -> red -> blue in a reboot cycle).

Now I see the job queue item and know that it is wmi-checking for connection attempts, I could probably set something up to manage that. Thanks!

[doug]

OK great. We will also consider the possibility of extending the regular ping monitoring to include a more thorough online check option.

-Doug

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