June 2007 - Posts

Maintenance Windows
28 June 07 05:07 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

Let's talk about maintenance windows in SCCM, a new feature for software distribution and software updates. Maintenance windows usually make sense in a server-based scenario where servers have defined service windows where they can be taken down for changes, Read More...

Filed under: SCCM, ITMU, Software Update Management, System Center, WSUS, Update List, System Center Configuration Manager, Maintenance Window, SUM

Update Lists
27 June 07 07:13 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

One of the most useful new objects in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the Update List. An update list is, well, a list of software updates - that is, it is a fixed list of updates that can be created through a wizard (which also allows downloading Read More...

Filed under: SCCM, ITMU, Software Update Management, System Center, WSUS, Software Update Point, Update List, SUM

Things to Know About the Software Update Point (explaining WSUS Integration)
06 June 07 09:41 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

I thought I could put some thoughts down about the Software Update Point (SUP), which is a new site role within SCCM 2007. The job of the SUP is provide software update metadata to clients that are using the Windows Update Agent (WUA) to scan for missing Read More...

Filed under: SCCM, ITMU, Software Update Management, System Center, WSUS, Software Update Point, System Center Configuration Manager, SUM

Just Starting Out
05 June 07 11:30 PM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

This being the first post on my new blog, I would like to start out by stating some goals: 1. Discuss some of the interesting or practical things about the Software Update Management (SUM) feature within the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 product Read More...

Filed under: SUM