PowerShell filter to exclude BIOS/UEFI Updates #107
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Hey, have you read: https://jantari.github.io/LSUClient-docs/docs/topics/bios-and-firmware/#excluding-bios-andor-firmware-updates ? Should be exactly what you want. Also on the same page is information that you shouldn't use To only exclude firmware updates that force a power off, filter them by the updates' RebootType. RebootType 4 is the one that means it powers off the machine, see page 45 here: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/tvsu5_mst_en.pdf Hope that helps |
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Hi Jantari,
Thanks for the quick response, I must have missed that article, thank you it explains everything that I need.
I think that for the moment excluding the power off updates would be beneficial. Do you know roughly how common reboot type 4 is for Lenovo machines?
We have a variety of models and I expect that it will vary massively from model to model.
Excluding the shutdowns but leaving the firmware updates could be one method?
Then realistically if you are going to update firmware then you want all the firmware, this also being model dependant. Newer models having more frequent updates and likely resuming them faster and more effectively without shutdown.
Can I ask you what your opinion would be for Enterprises with larger model variance?
Kind regards,
William
William Evans
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Hey, have you read: https://jantari.github.io/LSUClient-docs/docs/topics/bios-and-firmware/#excluding-bios-andor-firmware-updates ?
Should be exactly what you want. Also on the same page is information that you shouldn't use SaveBIOSUpdateInfoToRegistry anymore.
To only exclude firmware updates that force a power off, filter them by the updates' RebootType. RebootType 4 is the one that means it powers off the machine, see page 45 here: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/tvsu5_mst_en.pdf
Hope that helps
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What is everyone using for their filters to filter out firmware upgrades?
I recently had an issue where a firmware upgrade required the device to fully power down.
I would like to filter out firmware upgrades that power down the system at the least and if that can't be filtered on then omit the firmware updates all together.
I have read through all the detailed instructions and will make use of the -SaveBIOSUpdateInfoToRegistry switch if I can keep firmware updates going but if they are at a risk of shutting down the machines without me being able to have prior understanding that is going to occur then I will have to move them to another task sequence/application.
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