The below post explains the end to end process of software updates management in SCCM 2012 Pre-requisites: 1. WSUS Server (WSUS 3.0 SP2 ) should be installed on the SCCM site server or if you want to install WSUS on another server, it is important that you install WSUS administration console as the SCCM Server uses API. This link explains the step by step procedure to install WSUS 3.0 SP2 2. Install SUP-Software Update Point on the SCCM Server . 3. Reporting Services Point: Install reporting services point role as described in this link . 4. Client agent: The software update client agent should be enabled(will be enabled by default) and the settings have to specified as per the requirement. On SCCM console, go to Administration>Site Configuration>Client settings>Right click on Default client settings> Click on Properties. If required, we can create custom client settings and then enable client settings for that settings. Unde
The good
thing about collections in SCCM 2012 is we have separate nodes for Users and
Devices Collections helping us to segregate in a better way. There is a new
node called “Assets and Compliance” that deals with the users, systems,
metering and compliance settings.
While
creating collections, we now have an option to include or exclude certain
collections from the newly created collection. This is highly useful when you
have to maintain an infrastructure where there are validated machines and the
management doesn’t want to bring those machines under the radar.
Here, I am
creating a device collection that consists of Windows 7 operating system
machines.
1.Go to Assets and Compliance>
Right click on Device collections> Click on Create Device collection.
2. General tab:
Enter the collection name: here it
is “All Windows 7 Systems”
Enter description, and most importantly click on browse and select a
limiting collection.
Limiting collection has to be specified in CM 2012 to create
a collection, it is mandatory.
Click Next.
3. Membership rules:
Click on “Add Rule”, there are 4 options
·
Direct
Rule- equivalent of “direct membership rule in SCCM 2007”
·
Query
Rule- creating collection based on a “query or criteria”
·
Include
collections: we can include collection using this option
·
Exclude
collections: we can exclude collection using this option.
“Dynamically add resources” that was available in SCCM 2007 has been
changed to “Use incremental updates for this collection”.
Schedule
a full update as desired
4. Query rule properties:
Enter the query rule name. Here it is “Windows 7 System”
Select the resource class; here I have selected “system resource”.
Click on Edit query statement to write a query or define a criterion.
Click on “Show query language” to write a query or click on “criteria”
to define a criterion.
5. Enter the query statement in query
language as shown.
Click OK and click next
Here, I am creating a windows 7 collection and so the below query is used.
We can also use “criteria” method if we are not sure of the query.
Review summary and click Next to proceed. Click on Close to complete the
wizard.
6. The collection is created now and available under “Device collections” node as shown.
Right click on the collection and click on “show members” to see the
computers that are part of this collection.
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