Hi all 2 questions 1) If possible can i use Opalis/SCOM to reboot my Windows 2003 servers after Windows Updates installations took place? 2) What setting or something on the server is there that i can monitor which indicate that a server had windows updates installed and still require a reboot - i would like to reboot such servers during a specific time frame in the week? I would like to implement something that monitors all my servers and all those servers with the irritating pop-up saying updates has been installed and asking for a reboot - reboot them during a specific time slot thanks in advance for the help

you can, although you didn't ask about GPOs, configure restart (or no restart) after windows update with group policy http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328010 in scom, you would configure a monitor and look for whatever event in the application log indicates windows update installed and requires a reboot. then you can associate a task with the monitor to restart at a specific time when the condition is met. my scom is a little rusty. you might try posting this in the scom forum.

Thank you for your input Roy - appreciate it

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