Deploy Software Update
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Deploy Software Update activity is used in a runbook to create a Software Deployment (advertisement) to deploy software updates to a collection of computers. This activity requires that the updates have been downloaded and that the following items exist on the Configuration Manager Site:
Update List
Deployment Template
Deployment Package
For the procedure to configure this object, see: Configuring the Deploy Software Update Activity
Properties and Published Data
The following tables list the properties and published data for this activity.
Deploy Software Update Properties
| Element | Description | Valid Values | Look up |
|---|---|---|---|
Collection Name |
The name of an existing collection to which this deployment will be assigned |
String |
Yes |
Deadline For Installation |
The date and time by which this update must be installed |
String (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM). Default: 14 days from today. |
Yes |
Deployment Description |
An optional description of the deployment package |
String |
No |
Deployment Name |
The name of the deployment package |
String |
No |
Deployment Template |
The name of the existing deployment template used to create the deployment |
String |
Yes |
Enable Wake on LAN |
Specifies whether the Configuration Manager server will send a Wake On LAN packet to the computer prior to the advertised program |
True or False |
Yes |
Ignore Maintenance Windows |
Specifies whether to allow the advertised program to ignore maintenance window settings while the program is running |
True or False |
Yes |
Include Members of Sub-collections |
Advertises this deployment to members of subcollections of the specified collection |
True or False |
Yes |
Make Available At |
The date and time that this update will be made available |
String (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM). Default: current time. |
Yes |
Update List |
The name of the existing update list used to determine the updates to be deployed The updates in the Update List must have already been downloaded to the Software Update point on the Configuration Manager Site or the activity will return a status of Failure |
String |
Yes |
Deploy Software Update Published Data
| Element | Description | Value Type |
|---|---|---|
Collection Name |
The name of the collection to which this deployment was assigned |
String |
Connection |
Specifies the name of the connection to the Configuration Manager server |
String |
Deadline For Installation |
The date and time by which this update must be installed |
String (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM) |
Deployment Description |
An optional description of the deployment package |
String |
Deployment ID |
The site-specific identifier of the deployment |
Integer |
Deployment Name |
The name of the deployment package |
String |
Deployment Template |
The name of the existing deployment template used to create the deployment |
String |
Enable Wake on LAN |
Specifies whether the Configuration Manager server will send a Wake On LAN packet to the computer prior to the advertised program |
True or False |
Ignore Maintenance Windows |
Specifies whether to allow the advertised program to ignore maintenance window settings while the program is running |
True or False |
Include Members of Sub-collections |
Advertises this deployment to members of sub-collections of the specified collection |
True or False |
Make Available At |
The date and time that this update will be made available |
String (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM) |
Update ID |
One or more IDs for the individual updates included in the deployment. These are site-specific IDs and not globally unique. |
Integer or Array of Integers |
Update List |
The name of the existing update list to be deployed |
String |
Configuring the Deploy Software Update Activity
To configure the Deploy Software Update activity
From the Activities pane, drag a Deploy Software Update activity to the active runbook.
Double-click the Deploy Software Update activity icon. The Properties dialog box opens.
Configuring the Details tab:
In the Connection section, click the ellipsis button (...), and then select the Configuration Manager server connection that you want to use for this activity. Click OK.
In the Fields section, enter a value for each of the required properties. If the property is Lookup-enabled, you can click the ellipsis (…) button next to the text box to browse for a value.
You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous activity in the runbook.
To use published data
Right-click the property value box, click Subscribe, and then click Published Data.
Click the Activity drop-down box and select the activity from which you want to obtain the data.
To view additional data elements common across the runbook, select Show Common Published Data.
Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
For a list of the data elements published by each activity, see the Published Data tables in the activity topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see Published Data in the System Center Orchestrator 2012 Runbook Guide.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for all Activities.
Click Finish.
Other Activities
The Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager contains the following additional activities: