WSUS, SMS??

[Guest]

Hi,
Is there a solution for adding new components to an XPe image and deploy it
for many devices (like security updates with WSUS) ?
For exemple, I would like to add IIS to deployed devices.

 

[Martin Grossen, eMVP [AVNET Silica]]

You can use SMS as well as SUS for
your Xp Embedded Image. (not WSUS).

There is also the DUA (Device Update Agent)
for "smaller" solutions.

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AVNET EMG Silica
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[Guest]

Thanks Martin
but I have read that SUS is going to be replaced by WSUS on december 2006.
WSUS will not have at least the same features as SUS?
Here is my problem:
I'm designing an image (300-350 Mo) for approximately 400 devices. Once all
systems deployed, we are sure that we'll need to add some XPe components (as
new support language for instance) or custom components.
I'd like to know which is the best solution to do this.

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

Just a clarificatioon, are you looking to do incremental updates for your
own applications or udpates that Microsoft posts? Is EWF in the image? The
answer drives what solution that you want to implement.

From what I know, WSUS is the next gerenation of SUS. It is designed for
Windows Update files only.

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit.

 

[Guest]

Our own applications implement an update system. But can we enhance our OS
image once deployed?
For example: we deploy 100 devices. One month later we'll need to add (or
remove) the "Disk management MMC Snap-in" component to those systems. Is it
possible?
Updates posted by Microsofts are not our priority.
Yes, the image will be EWF. We use a CF as system disk and a hard drive for
storage only.

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

Features cannon be removed from an image per component. Components are only
used to build the image within Target Designer. You can use the component
resources to know what items (Files, registry) to remove. Otherwise, you
have to rebuild and replace the image.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit.

 

[stbuhk]

I am considering manually downloading the Windows updates like I do now
for deployment to existing images to keep them updated only making a
group in WSUS for embedded boxes, pointing or allowing install of these
for the group.

I am not sure if WSUS allows for this setup or not, it looks like it
is coded to only download standard updates and reference them, I am
not sure if I point to my own updates location for use or not.

Thoughts?