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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 (Configuration Manager 2007 R2) is software for enterprises to more efficiently manage their network infrastructure, including distributing software updates. The software update distribution mechanism of Configuration Manager 2007 R2 is based on WSUS. However, Configuration Manager 2007 R2 also supports:

  • Custom software update catalogs that you can use to distribute updates for third-party and custom applications.
  • Wake-on-LAN capability to start and update computers outside of normal business hours.
  • Internet-based update distribution for clients that are disconnected from the internal network.
  • Integration with Network Access Protection (NAP) to require client computers to apply updates before connecting to the internal network.
  • Flexible reporting to simplify analyzing update distribution in your organization.

Note For more information about Configuration Manager 2007 R2, visit the Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/sccm. For information about using Configuration Manager 2007 R2 for update management, refer to "Software Updates in Configuration Manager" at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680701.aspx.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Managing Software Updates
  2. Methods for Deploying Updates
  3. Windows Update Client
  4. Windows Server Update Services
  5. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
  6. Manually Installing, Scripting, and Removing Updates
  7. Overview of Windows 7 Update Files
  8. How to Script Update Installations
  9. How to Remove Updates
  10. Deploying Updates to New Computers
  11. Other Reasons to Use a Private Network for New Computers
  12. Managing BITS
  13. BITS Behavior
  14. BITS Group Policy Settings
  15. Configuring the Maximum Bandwidth Served For Peer Client Requests Policy
  16. Managing BITS with Windows PowerShell
  17. Windows Update Group Policy Settings
  18. Configuring Windows Update to Use a Proxy Server
  19. Tools for Auditing Software Updates
  20. The MBSA Console
  21. MBSACLI
  22. Scheduling MBSA
  23. Troubleshooting the Windows Update Client
  24. The Process of Updating Network Software
  25. Assembling the Update Team
  26. Inventorying Software
  27. Creating an Update Process
  28. Discovering Updates
  29. Evaluating Updates
  30. Speeding the Update Process
  31. Retrieving Updates
  32. Testing Updates
  33. Installing Updates
  34. Removing Updates
  35. Auditing Updates
  36. How Microsoft Distributes Updates
  37. Security Updates
  38. Update Rollups
  39. Service Packs
  40. Microsoft Product Life Cycles