Windows Update: Queued

[JohnnyLundgren]

Hello Doug,

I use WSUS together with BP and Scheduled two tasks concerning two Windows Server 2008 R2 servers.

Nothing seems to have happened though on either of the servers. Could you eplain the log below ?

Thanks in advance.

Host

Server

Windows Update Messages

Attempting to initiate Windows Update (Action: Install downloaded updates) … – 16:00:08

Schd Task – Action

Install downloaded updates + reboot if required

Schd Task – Next Run Time

lördag – 09-13-14 – 16:00

Schd Task – Recurrence

None

All Messages

lö-16:00:08> Windows Update: Attempting to initiate Windows Update (Action: Install downloaded updates) …

lö-16:00:08> Windows Update: Establishing connection…

lö-16:00:07> Windows Update: Initializing…

lö-16:00:06> Windows Update: Queued…

lö-16:00:06> Scheduled Task: Initiating ‘Install downloaded updates + reboot if required’ – lördag – 09-13-14 – 16:00.

[doug]

Johnny – This is very peculiar.

1. What OS version are you using to run BatchPatch? Is it English or a different language?

2. What language are the 2008 R2 servers?

3. Have you put the latest version of PsExec (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx) into your Windows PATH and then launched it manually one time to accept the license agreement?

4. On the computer that is running BatchPatch do you see “psexec.exe” in the processes list of task manager?

5. On the target computer do you see any files in the target working directory (default is C:Program FilesBatchPatch) ?

6. On the target computer do you see “psexesvc.exe” in the processes list of task manager?

7. What version of BatchPatch are you running? Please check Help > About.

The log you posted is very peculiar because the initialization appears to have completed successfully, and then next thing that we should see in the log after “Attempting to initiate Windows Update (Action: Install downloaded updates) … – 16:00:08” is “Executing…” or an error if there was a problem. But we don’t see either of those things, implying that something is somehow “stuck.” I’m unclear as to what could be causing this.

-Doug

[JohnnyLundgren]

Hello Doug,

thanks for your reply.

After reading your actionlist above, I noticed that on the Windows 7 (English) computer two additional popup-windows existed.

It was the Windows 7 O.S. asking me to confirm to execute PsExec (I have run the file before accepting the license agreement).

Since two servers were scheduled to run WU, I suppose two PsExec processes were started.

I unchecked the box to confirm every time it runs PsExec and I hope this will help for future schedules.

In any case, BP immediately started updating the two servers which were updated and rebooted normally.

I will test the Task Scheduler again later today.

Regards,

Johnny Lundgren

[doug]

Excellent. Thanks for letting me know. I’m glad it’s working now.

-Doug

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