Webcast Series HOMEWORK - Week 12 (Maintenance and Updates) - Full of I.T. - Site Home

Windows Server Administration Webcast Series
Homework Assignment #12

Go to my blog , click on the category “TechNet Webcasts”, and view the “Resource Page” for part 12 of this series. I’ve included several links relating to this topic, so take a look through those resources. I really want this to be the vehicle we use to share information and open up discussions.
I am also posting the homework here now (duh!) as well as an edited Q&A summary for each week’s webcast.

2. A Choice…

Go to the Windows Server Update Services Site and download the Release Candidate. Try it out. Check out the online resources and FAQ document there.

— OR —

Virtual Lab: “Managing Security Updates with SMS”
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/vlab

This virtual lab allows you to:

Scan computers by using SMS 2003. Manage security update distribution by using SMS 2003.

On that Virtual Lab homepage, click on the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 section

Then click on the “Step into the SMS 2003 Virtual Lab for Free”
It might take a minute for this page to come up, depending on how busy the demoservers are. (You will have better luck getting onto these in the early morning or late evening, US-time.)
Follow the logon/signup instructions, and choose the “Managing Security Updates with SMS” lab.