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3 1909 Patch and Update Prerequisites
You must do the following in order to run the P&U successfully.
3.1 Prepare the patching environment
You must first prepare the environment. To do this, you verify that you have an account that has the required
permissions to run the framework, extract the P&U package to the correct share on the stamp, and verify that
Group Policy settings will not block any driver updates by blocking the mounting of USB virtual disks (if the
package contains firmware/driver updates). Detailed steps are provided below.
3.2 Step 1: Prepare user account for patching
To prepare the user account:
1. On a computer that has the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in installed, log on as a domain
administrator or as a user who has delegated permissions to the organizational unit (OU) for the CPS
Standard stamp.
2. Add the user account that you want to use for patching to the <Prefix>-Setup-Admins group in the OU
for the stamp (Parent OU\StampPrefix OU).
3.3 Step 2: Ensure that Group Policy does not block the mounting of
USB virtual disks
If there are firmware and driver updates in the P&U package, make sure that there are no Group Policy
settings in place that block the mounting of a USB virtual disk on any of the physical nodes. These settings
can block the installation of some drivers.
As a domain administrator, on a computer that has the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) installed,
check the specified Group Policy settings at the following path:
\Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Removable
Storage Access
3.4 Step 3: Extract the Patch and Update package
To extract the P&U package:
1. Download the zip file for the Patch and Update and unzip it to a location that you can access from the
Console VM. This location can be locally on the console VM or a remote location accessible via
console VM.
2. Log on to the Console VM using the account that is a member of <Prefix>-Setup-Admins.
3. Create a share for the P&U package.
a. On the Console VM, create a folder, such as PUShare.
b. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
c. On the Sharing tab, click Share.
d. Add the <Prefix>-Setup-Admins group with Read/Write permissions.