Use the Schedule tab in the Configuration Manager 2007 deployment name properties dialog box to specify when a software update deployment will become active and whether software update installation will be enforced on clients.
The Schedule tab contains the following elements:
- As soon as possible
- Specifies that the software updates in the deployment are made available to clients as soon as possible. When the deployment is created, the machine policy is updated, clients are made aware of the deployment at their next machine policy evaluation cycle, and then the updates are available for installation.
- Date and time
- Specifies that the software updates in the deployment will not be made available to clients until a specific date and time. When the deployment is created, the machine policy is updated and clients are made aware of the deployment at their next machine policy evaluation cycle, but the software updates in the deployment are not available for installation until the configured date and time.
- Do not set a deadline for software update installation
- Specifies that the software updates in the deployment are optional and do not require automatic installation by a specific date and time.
- Set deadline for software update installation
- Specifies that the software updates in the deployment are mandatory and require automatic installation by a specific date and time. If the deadline is reached and the software updates in the deployment are still required on the client, the update installation will automatically be initiated.
- Enable Wake On LAN
- Specifies whether to enable Wake On LAN at the deadline to send wake-up packets to computers that require one or more updates in the deployment. The computers that are not running are started at the deadline so the update installation can be initiated. Clients that do not require any updates in the deployment are not started. By default, this setting is not enabled and available only when there is a deadline configured for the deployment.
- Ignore maintenance windows and install immediately at deadline
- Specifies whether the software updates in the deployment are installed at the deadline regardless of a configured maintenance window. By default, this setting is not enabled and available only when there is a deadline configured for the deployment.
- OK
- Saves the changes and exits the dialog box.
- Cancel
- Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
- Apply
- Saves the changes without closing the dialog box
- Help
- Opens the help topic for this tab of the dialog box.