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title: "Scheduling Endpoint Group Updates"
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<span style="color: #000000">You can update endpoint groups automatically or defer updates from 0 to</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">28</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">days. Deferring updates can be useful when you want to validate the release of a new endpoint on a few devices prior to updating the endpoint for all users on your network.</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">To schedule an update, specify the following:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">**Automatic Updates**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Select this option to have updates installed automatically.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Schedule Updates**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Select this option to manually choose the day, time, and duration for updates.</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Day & Time**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Schedule a day and time for updates. </span>
  - <span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Duration**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Specify the period of time the system will attempt to perform an update. Select 4 to 10 hours, in one-hour increments. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Defer Updates**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Updates can be deferred for a maximum of 28 days with the flexibility to choose a specific day of the week and time for deployment, regardless of the original scheduled release date. The option to defer upgrades for a period of up to 28 days with abilty to select a day and time means the deferred update schedule does not have to be adjusted within the </span><span style="color: #000000">Infoblox </span><span style="color: #000000"> Portal in the anticipation of each new Infoblox Endpoint update release. Scheduled deferred updates are perfomed based on the timezone where the local endpoint resides. </span>To defer updates, perform the following:
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Always defer upgrades for**</span><span style="color: #000000">: From among the list of options, select a deferment period. </span><span style="color: #000000">You can select a duration period of  0 days to 28 days, with a maximum deferment period of 28 days.   </span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Days of the week to perform upgrades**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Select a day or the days of a week upgrades are to be performed. Or, select </span>**<span style="color: #000000">All</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> to perform upgrades on all days of the week. </span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Choose local endpoint time zone and duration**</span><span style="color: #000000">:</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">Select a time of day the upgrades are to commence.</span>
    - <span style="color: #000000">Select a duration period (in hours) where updates are to be updated. Options include: </span>
      - 4 Hours
      - 5 Hours
      - 6 Hours
      - 7 Hours
      - 8 Hours
      - 9 Hours
      - 10 Hours

## The Significance of Configuring 0 days When Deferring Upgrades  

When **0 days** is configured, the endpoint  will **<u>never</u>** get upgraded to the latest version within the endpoint group. 

> ℹ️ To ensure optimal performance and security, it is strongly recommended that customers stay current on the latest release of the <span style="color: #000000">Infoblox</span> Endpoint. Infoblox will provide support for issues in (i) the latest version of <span style="color: #000000">Infoblox</span> Endpoints; and (ii) the immediate previous version of <span style="color: #000000">Infoblox</span> Endpoints for up to 90 days after release of the latest version. 
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️  For more information, a KB article is available on Infoblox’s support portal: [https://support.infoblox.com/s/article/Infoblox-Endpoint-Updates-and-Support-Policy](https://support.infoblox.com/s/article/Infoblox-Endpoint-Updates-and-Support-Policy)


## Deferred Deployment Scheduling - Example Scenarios

> ℹ️ **Deferred Deployment Scheduling Scenario Examples**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - If an update release occurs on Wednesday, the first day of the month, and the network administrator selects a 7-day deferral period without selecting a preferred update day, then the deferred upgrade will occur on the following Wednesday, the 8th day of the month.
> ℹ️ - If an update release occurs on Wednesday, the first day of the month, and the network administrator selects a 7-day deferral period and has selected a preferred update day of Wednesday, then the deferred upgrade will occur on the following Wednesday, the 8th day of the month).
> ℹ️ - If an update release occurs on Wednesday, the first day of the month, and the network administrator selects a 7-day deferral period and has selected a preferred update day of Sunday, then the deferred update will occur on Sunday, the 12th day of the month.
> ℹ️ - If an update release occurs on Wednesday, the first day of the month, and the network administrator selects a 7-day deferral period and has selected a preferred update day of Monday, then the deferred upgrade will occur on Monday, the 6th day of the month.