Software Update Services Feature Pack
Systems Management Server 2.0
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The main challenge in managing security updates is determining which of the many available updates are appropriate to address the needs and vulnerabilities of your enterprise. Updates that require immediate action to protect your environment—and address risks from newly discovered exploitations, viruses, and worms—are considered critical updates. Updates addressing areas such as increased performance or stability, or improved end-user experiences would not be considered critical to the safety of your enterprise.
Deliver Critical Updates
The Systems Management Server Software Update Services Feature Pack is specifically designed to quickly and effectively apply and implement critical updates. It provides key capabilities for detecting when machines are missing critical updates, facilitates the quick implementation of these critical updates, and provides a complete status report to help ensure that all deliveries were successful.
Feature Pack Contents
| Tool | What It Does | ||||||||||
Security Update Inventory Tool | This Feature Pack tool builds upon the Systems Management Server 2.0 hardware inventory capabilities. The Security Update Inventory Tool is used to create an inventory of applicable and installed security updates for each client computer. This data is included in the Systems Management Server inventory and a comprehensive view of the status is provided through the Web-based reporting capabilities. | ||||||||||
Microsoft Office Inventory Tool for Updates | The Microsoft Office Inventory Tool for Updates uses existing Microsoft technology, the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool for Updates and the Office Update Database, to carry out automated, ongoing scans of client computers for installed or applicable Office updates. This data is converted to and included in the Systems Management Server inventory information and can also be viewed from a central point through the Web-based reporting tool. | ||||||||||
Distribute Software Updates Wizard | The Distribute Software Updates Wizard performs the following software update distribution tasks for Systems Management Server:
It evaluates software updates against missing and previously installed updates on targeted client computers. Only the necessary updates are installed while redundant or unnecessary updates are ignored or postponed, reducing system overhead. | ||||||||||
SMS Web Reporting Tool* with Web Reports Add-in for Software Updates | The SMS Web Reporting Tool provides both a general purpose reporting solution and many built-in reports based on the rich inventory data hosted by Systems Management Server. The Web Reports Add-in for Software Updates provides added functionality to the Web Reporting Tool, allowing inventory information and reports to be viewed on the Web. These reports enable tracking of software update status for:
In addition to the preconfigured reports available from the Web Reports Add-In, custom inventory reports can be created by using Microsoft SQL Server™ views and the inventory schema. Enterprise Agreement license True-up Reporting has also been included to provide a simple and reliable way to report on installed applications. |
* Tool contained in both the Software Update Services Feature Pack and the Administration Feature Pack.
