Use the Restart Settings tab in the Configuration Manager 2007 deployment name properties dialog box to configure system restart behavior when a software update installs on a client and requires a restart to complete, and when maintenance windows are configured.
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| Suppressing system restarts can be useful in server environments or in cases in which you do not want the computers that are installing the software updates to restart by default. However, forcing a system restart after software update installation ensures that updates fully complete, whereas suppressing post-installation restart requests can leave systems in an insecure state. |
The Restart Settings tab contains the following elements:
- Servers
- Specifies whether to suppress a system restart on servers, requested by a software update installation when a restart is required for the installation to complete. By default, this setting is not enabled, and servers will restart if required by the software update installation.
- Workstations
- Specifies whether to suppress a system restart on workstations, requested by a software update installation when a restart is required for the installation to complete. By default, this setting is not enabled, and workstations will restart if required by the software update installation.
- Allow system restart outside of maintenance windows
- Specifies whether to allow system restarts for both workstations and servers outside of configured maintenance windows. By default, this setting is not enabled, and when a system restart is required for a software update installation to complete, it is only initiated when the there is more than 10 minutes left in the configured maintenance window.
- OK
- Saves the changes and exits the dialog box.
- Cancel
- Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
- Apply
- Saves the changes and remains in the dialog box.
- Help
- Opens the help topic for this tab of the dialog box.