what if I dont reboot?

[ChrisR]

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I just did 23 critical updates on a test server. It asks me if I want to
reboot when Im done. It also says that no other critical updates are
available. If I dont reboot it, are the newly installed updates not in
effect? I ask because I cant imagine that businesses with tons of servers
are always bouncing they're production boxes becuase of updates? I really
dont want to bounce all of mine and I dont have that many. Are there only
certain types of critical updates that require a reboot? Is there just a
service or two that I can restart to have the same effect? Any other
alternative?


TIA, ChrisR

 

[Guest]

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It depends on the update and whether or not there is a file that needs to be
replaced that is in use and, thus, locked.

"ChrisR" <noemail@bla.com> wrote in message
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>I just did 23 critical updates on a test server. It asks me if I want to
>reboot when Im done. It also says that no other critical updates are
>available. If I dont reboot it, are the newly installed updates not in
>effect? I ask because I cant imagine that businesses with tons of servers
>are always bouncing they're production boxes becuase of updates? I really
>dont want to bounce all of mine and I dont have that many. Are there only
>certain types of critical updates that require a reboot? Is there just a
>service or two that I can restart to have the same effect? Any other
>alternative?
>
>
> TIA, ChrisR
>

 

[Guest]

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ChrisR wrote:

>I just did 23 critical updates on a test server. It asks me if I want to
>reboot when Im done. It also says that no other critical updates are
>available. If I dont reboot it, are the newly installed updates not in
>effect? I ask because I cant imagine that businesses with tons of servers
>are always bouncing they're production boxes becuase of updates? I really
>dont want to bounce all of mine and I dont have that many. Are there only
>certain types of critical updates that require a reboot? Is there just a
>service or two that I can restart to have the same effect? Any other
>alternative?
>
>

Any that say you must reboot before the changes will take effect, I
presume you must reboot before the changes will take effect. This isn't
linux, after all.


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