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software update group to a collection, any new updates that you add to the group are auto-
matically deployed to the collection.
To add software updates to a new software update group, perform the following steps:
1.
In the Software Library workspace of the Configuration Manager console, click All Soft-
ware Updates under Software Updates.
Select the updates that you want to add to the new software update group, and then
click Create Software Update Group on the ribbon.
2.
Provide a meaningful name for the update group, and then click Create. Figure 5-28
shows the Create Software Update Group dialog box.
3.
FIGURE 5-28
Update group
Once you have created the update group, you need to download the updates themselves,
so that you can deploy them to clients. To download the constituent files of an upgrade
group, select the update group, and then click Download. This will launch the Download Soft-
ware Updates Wizard. To complete this wizard, perform the following steps:
1.
On the Deployment Package page of the Download Software Updates Wizard, shown
in Figure 5-29, choose either to use an existing deployment package, or to create a
new deployment package. If you choose an existing deployment package, any updates
that have been previously downloaded will not be downloaded again. If you choose to
deploy a new deployment package, you'll need to provide the following information:
■
Name
A unique name for the deployment package.
■
Package Source
A unique shared folder location to host the software update
source files. You need to create and specify this folder prior to clicking Next.
