WinINSTALL SDS 9.0 Hotfix 1

Base WinINSTALL Version: 9.00.0000 (English)

Hotfix WinINSTALL Version: 9.00.0001 (English)

Product affected by this hotfix:

WinINSTALL Software Distribution Suite (SDS) 9.0

Files included in this hotfix:

File	Old Version	New Version	Description
WI900001_SDS.html			Hotfix description and installation instructions (this file)
Upgrader.xml			Hotfix installation trigger file
SNAPMACH.dll	9.0.29.249	9.0.32.257	Updated agent module for handling scheduling
WIAgents.msi			Updated agent MSI file
WIConsole.msi			Updated console MSI file
WIUpdateAgent.dll	9.0.26.230	9.0.32.233	Updated agent module for handling patch management
WIPatchCfgu.dll	9.0.29.228	9.0.32.231	Updated console module for patch management
WIRESCON.dll	9.0.29.248	9.0.32.253	Updated console resource file
WIMAUtl.dll	9.0.24.249	9.0.32.251	Updated agent module providing utility functions

Issues addressed in this hotfix:

Issue: DTR 18190 – Failed to update Windows Update Agent errors due to download failures.

Description: Under certain circumstances (due to timing issues) the download of the Windows Update Agent update executables fails on server agents. As a result, agents report "Failed to update Windows Update Agent," and some agents may then fail to perform scans and remediations.

Resolution: The server agent has been modified to prevent two threads from conflicting with each other.

Issue: DTR 18194 – Existing Schedules disappear after upgrade to 9.0.

Description: After updating the WinINSTALL database to 9.0 from a prior version, scheduled jobs no longer show up in the console.

Resolution: The console has been modified to correctly display pre-existing and new jobs.

Issue: DTR 18109 – Patch Management Create Package and Add Package to List functions prompt for each vulnerability.

Description: Selecting multiple remediations to download and create packages and/or add packages to list requires the user to click ‘Yes’ to enable the download of each selected remediation.

Resolution: A ‘Yes to All’ option has been added to the dialog.

Install instructions for this hotfix:

Save copies of any files replaced by this hotfix so they can be restored for patching to official releases.
Copy all of the files in this hotfix to each share's Bin folder.
Start the console, which will then automatically upgrade.
From the console, re-start any agents, which will then automatically upgrade the agents:

Select the machine or machines to be upgraded in the machine list.
Right click / Agent Maintenance / Stop Agent / OK.
Right click / Agent Maintenance / Start Agent / OK.
Upon startup, the agents should update.

Verify that SNAPMACH.dll (on console machines) and WIUpdateAgent.dll (on all machines with WinINSTALL agents installed) has been updated in the local \Program Files\OnDemand\WinINSTALL\Bin folder.

Note: The default for all agents is to check for upgrades on startup. Please confirm that this option has been set in Agent Settings… / Advanced / Check for upgrade at startup, and set if necessary.