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Mastering SCCM: Essential Guide to Software Updates

Explore SCCM software updates: prerequisites, WSUS, and deployment scenarios. Learn manual, automated, and phased updates!
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Summary

In this post, we delve into the fundamentals of software updates deployment through System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), focusing on the prerequisites and various deployment scenarios.

📝 Prerequisites for SCCM

  • WSUS (Windows Server Update Services): Essential for the operation of SCCM.
  • Software Update Point Role: Must be added to the SCCM server to facilitate updates.

⚙️ How Software Updates Deployment Works

After configuring the software update point role, updates become available in the software updates navigation pane of the Configuration Manager console. From there, you can create a software update group to manage and distribute updates to the desired clients or collections.

📊 Scenarios for Software Updates Deployment

There are three primary scenarios for deploying software updates:

  • Manual Software Deployment:
    • 💡 Ideal for testing software updates before automating them.
    • 🛠️ Useful for out-of-band patches released as quick fixes by vendors.
  • Automated Software Deployment:
    • 🤖 Makes life easier by automating recurring updates such as Patch Tuesday or definition updates.
    • 👀 Requires monitoring to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  • Phased Software Deployment:
    • 🔄 Deploy updates in a sequence, allowing for phased rollouts based on success rates.
    • 📈 Example: Deploy to Computer Collection A first; if successful, proceed to Collection B.

In future posts, we will explore manual software updates deployment in more detail, demonstrating the process step-by-step.

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