In multisite Configuration Manager deployments, each site usually contains a software update point.

It integrates WSUS with the Configuration Manager infrastructure.

The software update point is a Configuration Manager site system role that supports software update management. This differs from WSUS integration with NAP, by which, rather than requiring specific updates to be deployed, you test to see whether an update check was performed recently and detected updates of a specific type have been installed.Ĭonfiguration Manager software update point Support for Network Access Protection (NAP) With the integration of NAP and the System Health Validator point site system role, you can define what software updates are required for computers to connect to and communicate with the network resources.This feature enables you to deploy software updates after business hours without requiring users to leave their computers on, which consumes power unnecessarily. Wake on LAN and power management support Configuration Manager includes support for technology that wakes up a computer on a local area network (Wake On LAN technology).Configuration Manager also provides an extensive number of reports to show your entire organization’s deployment status and compliance statistics with respect to updates. Enhanced monitoring and reporting Compared to WSUS, Configuration Manager provides extensive monitoring capabilities, such as detailed state messages, status updates, and alerts for key software-update issues.Collection-based maintenance windows Use this feature to ensure that Configuration Manager only applies updates during approved maintenance periods.Compliance integration You can integrate the software updates feature with other Configuration Manager functionality, such as compliance baselines and task sequences, for operating system deployment.Scan and deploy functionality You can scan a collection of client computers for required updates, analyze results, and then deploy updates to those client computers.You get the following benefits by using Configuration Manager to manage software updates instead of using WSUS by itself: Software updates in Configuration ManagerĬonfiguration Manager integrates with the WSUS engine to synchronize with the Microsoft Update servers to retrieve metadata for software updates, assess which software updates are required for Configuration Manager clients, and then deploy those updates to clients. Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates.Configuration Manager software update point.

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