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Administrative Teams & Tasks 1 st Time Setup or Reconfiguration Controlling Installation & Reboots Managing Maintenance Windows Automate Reboots for Cluster Servers Tips and Tricks Discussion Topics

Patch Sync Team or Individual –Creates and uses Search folders –Selects updates for download –Synchronizes updates & verify –Creates and setup Update Lists –Prepare storage locations –Downloads Updates Patch Deployment Team or Individual –Manages target collections –Manages deployment templates –Manages Updates deployments –Manages Patch Status Reports –Uses Search folders and Update Lists Administrative Sync Teams

Collection Groups Maintenance Windows Search Folders Deployment Templates Update Lists Updates Storage Locations Deployment Packages 1 st Time Setup or Reconfiguration

Create required collection of computers –Collection groups can be created at your own preference: Servers Desktops Test computers Cluster computers SQL Servers Exchange Servers, Etc. Collection Groups

Creating Maintenance Windows –Create maintenance windows: Servers Desktops Cluster Service Servers Cluster maintenance windows –Set under a different collection groups –Stagger maintenance windows over nodes Maintenance Windows

Show all deployment updates Show all deployed updates Show all updates not deployed Group updates to check status Search folders VS Update Lists –Search folders are dynamic –Update List are static Search Folders

Search for released updates pass 9 months Search Folders Tip

–Deployment Templates setting & Update Deployment settings Controls reboots and forced installations of software updates. Deployment Templates

Create Update List by year of month Baseline Update Lists –Simplifies manageability –Improves reporting –Ease download efforts –Update List are static unlike Search folders are dynamic Update Lists

Patch Status Report

Map storage location to Deployment Package Download updates to packages prior to deploying updates Don’t go over the 500 updates list in Packages & Deployment Use multiple storage folders, Don’t store updates in one folder Updates Storage Location & Deployment Packages

If you Right Click to Deploy Updates –Must create a new deployment –No Option to use an existing deployment –Must choose a deployment package If any update hasn’t been downloaded If you Drag & Drop to a Deployment Template –Must set or use the default deployment schedule If you Drag & Drop to an existing Deployment –No settings to set Tip – Drag & Drop Actions

Tip – Prompt & No Prompt Right Click Deployment Drag/Drop to Template Drag/Drop to existing Deployment

Create Collection Groups Create Maintenance Windows Create Deployment Templates Create Search folders Create Update Lists Create multiple storage locations Download Updates from Update List Deploy Updates by dragging Update Lists The Process

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