Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
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WSUS 3.0 SP2 or newer administration console
If WSUS is not installed on the
site server, you must install the WSUS administration console on the Configuration
Manager site server. This enables the site server and the WSUS server to communicate
with each other.
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Configuration Manager roles
The software update point also requires the manage-
ment point and distribution point roles to be deployed.
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Configuration Manager reporting services point
Although not a primary prereq-
uisite, before you can use software updates reports you need to configure a reporting
services point site system. However, because other Configuration Manager features
require the reporting services point, you most likely have deployed it within your infra-
structure already.
As you deploy and configure the software update point, ensure that the site system role
is working as expected. Component Status provides status messages related to the compo-
nents used during the software update configuration. In the Monitoring workspace, expand
System Status and then click Component Status. The following components are related to the
software update point:
SMS_WSUS_CONTROL_MANAGER
Displays status information related to the instal-
lation of the component on the software update point. This component also provides
information about the availability of the component on the server. The related
WSUSCtrl.log stores detailed information.
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SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER
Displays status information related
to the success or failure of configuration settings for the software update point. The
related WCM.log stores detailed information.
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Synchronizing the update point
The software update process begins when the top-level site (central administration site or
standalone primary site) downloads the metadata of the software update catalog that identi-
fies each update and the products to which it applies. Depending on synchronization settings
that you configure within the Configuration Manager console, the software-updates synchro-
nization process retrieves the metadata from an upstream software update point or from
Microsoft Update. You can schedule metadata synchronization as part of the software update
point properties, or you can initiate the update manually.
To synchronize the metadata of the software update catalog, follow these steps:
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Select the software update classes and products for synchronization and then syn-
chronize them either based on a schedule that you configure or by initiating the
synchronization manually. The WSUS Synchronization Manager on the site server calls
an application programming interface (API) to request the WSUS server to initiate syn-
chronization with Microsoft Update or with an existing WSUS server that is not in the
Configuration Manager hierarchy.
