01/13/2004 - All Windows and MSSQL Servers

[bigdave]

I will be installing some security patches on the windows machines starting now with NT4 and working my way to NT29 then the MSSQL machines. I will post status in here.

[admin]

Fun Fun for you Mr. Dave..

Me thinks Brad wants to catch up to Brangwyn's post count

[admin]

Hey stop giving me away..

[Silverbug]

Originally Posted by admin

Fun Fun for you Mr. Dave..

lol pretty sad when your boss starts mocking you while your trying to keep his company running

[bigdave]

NT4-NT20 are done.....

[Brangwyn]

I'd make some sort of rude comment but it would probably be taken as just some devious way to increase my own post count, so I won't

[bigdave]

NT21-NT29 are done...on to the MSSQL servers!

[bigdave]

All the MSSQL Servers are done...Hmmm wonder if I should lock this now to prevent the post boosting yet empty "Thanks Dave" responses??

[Brangwyn]

This is probably more one for Brad, but whilst I appreciate installing hotfixes should be a priority, it would really be nice to at least get say 24 hours notice before its done, after all these are MS hotfixes we're talking about here which have in the past completely screwed machines before on first release so it would be nice to at least have an opportunity to warn our customers up front just in case.

Which updates were being applied ? I assume its the MDAC one ? .. probably not one that is 100% urgent due to it being pretty hard to execute the flaw outside your own network (especially if port 1434 is still blocked after the sql slammer worm).


You probably should have locked it Dave

[admin]

Yea the port should still be blocked. But with any MS update I like to stay up with them.. Helps me sleep better, plus dave was there at night so thought it was a good time to jump on them..

[admin]

Originally Posted by Silverbug

lol pretty sad when your boss starts mocking you while your trying to keep his company running

Hey I am only trying to keep dave busy.. After 10pm he looks like he is about to fall asleep in his chair.. LoL

[Brangwyn]

You could actually automate the whole process by using something like SUSAdmin actually.

But, the point was, with non-critical updates which this one was, is there any need to apply them with 30mins notice ? if it all turned to custard for some reason you'd have people yelling at you for sure about the lack of notice. Why not schedule a consistent weekly window where any updates available that week which are deemed not to be absolutely critical "must install now" patches ? get applied. Even automate the whole thing with something like SMS, or SUSAdmin to some extent.