Re: No Forefront updates since 24 October

[Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS
(microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) and Forefront
(microsoft.public.security.forefront) newsgroups via crosspost as a
convenience to the OP.]

Morten wrote:
> Since Forefront update 1.45.1041.0, 24.10.2008 no new updates have been
> downloaded. No errors are reported, and manual update is working (it
> installed 1.45.111.0, 27.10.2008).
>
> I have de-selected Forefront from WSUS, run cleanup and then a
> "Synchronize
> Now", and finally re-selected Forefront and run another "Synchronize Now"
> with same outcome - no Forefront updates.
>
> Is there a Forefront WSUS problem ?

After several retries today, a backlog of updates were suddenly available and
downloaded at around 18:00 UTC/GMT.

Morten Ross

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS
> (microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) and Forefront
> (microsoft.public.security.forefront) newsgroups via crosspost as a
> convenience to the OP.]
>
> Morten wrote:
> > Since Forefront update 1.45.1041.0, 24.10.2008 no new updates have been
> > downloaded. No errors are reported, and manual update is working (it
> > installed 1.45.111.0, 27.10.2008).
> >
> > I have de-selected Forefront from WSUS, run cleanup and then a
> > "Synchronize
> > Now", and finally re-selected Forefront and run another "Synchronize Now"
> > with same outcome - no Forefront updates.
> >
> > Is there a Forefront WSUS problem ?
>
>

Thanks for your feedback, Morten.

Morten wrote:
> After several retries today, a backlog of updates were suddenly available
> and downloaded at around 18:00 UTC/GMT.
>
> Morten Ross
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> [Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS
>> (microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) and Forefront
>> (microsoft.public.security.forefront) newsgroups via crosspost as a
>> convenience to the OP.]
>>
>> Morten wrote:
>>> Since Forefront update 1.45.1041.0, 24.10.2008 no new updates have been
>>> downloaded. No errors are reported, and manual update is working (it
>>> installed 1.45.111.0, 27.10.2008).
>>>
>>> I have de-selected Forefront from WSUS, run cleanup and then a
>>> "Synchronize
>>> Now", and finally re-selected Forefront and run another "Synchronize
>>> Now"
>>> with same outcome - no Forefront updates.
>>>
>>> Is there a Forefront WSUS problem ?

"Morten" <Morten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F09DD32-39A2-44BC-88F4-37FBF3E2534E@microsoft.com...

>> > Since Forefront update 1.45.1041.0, 24.10.2008 no new updates have been
>> > downloaded. No errors are reported, and manual update is working (it
>> > installed 1.45.111.0, 27.10.2008).
>> >
>> > I have de-selected Forefront from WSUS, run cleanup and then a
>> > "Synchronize
>> > Now", and finally re-selected Forefront and run another "Synchronize
>> > Now"
>> > with same outcome - no Forefront updates.
>> >
>> > Is there a Forefront WSUS problem ?


> After several retries today, a backlog of updates were suddenly available
> and
> downloaded at around 18:00 UTC/GMT.


Given that the WU/MU and WSUS systems are likely being saturated with
downloads for MS08-067...

I didn't find it particularly surprising at all that there was a delay in a
routine Forefront update today.


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

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Lawrence Garvin (MVP) wrote:
> "Morten" <Morten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2F09DD32-39A2-44BC-88F4-37FBF3E2534E@microsoft.com...
>
>>>> Since Forefront update 1.45.1041.0, 24.10.2008 no new updates have been
>>>> downloaded. No errors are reported, and manual update is working (it
>>>> installed 1.45.111.0, 27.10.2008).
>>>>
>>>> I have de-selected Forefront from WSUS, run cleanup and then a
>>>> "Synchronize
>>>> Now", and finally re-selected Forefront and run another "Synchronize
>>>> Now"
>>>> with same outcome - no Forefront updates.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a Forefront WSUS problem ?
>
>
>> After several retries today, a backlog of updates were suddenly available
>> and
>> downloaded at around 18:00 UTC/GMT.
>
>
> Given that the WU/MU and WSUS systems are likely being saturated with
> downloads for MS08-067...
>
> I didn't find it particularly surprising at all that there was a delay in
> a
> routine Forefront update today.

Ditto. I've not received an automatic update for Windows Defender since 14
October either.

NB: Both Forefront and Defender can be updated manually via
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/
--
~Robear