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MCTS: Managing Software Updates
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. WSUS ______ is better suited for larger organizations - you use GP settings to configure computers as part of a computer group. Computers automatically add themselves to the correct computer group when they connect to the WSUS server.
Client-side Targeting
Testing
HTTP
Testing - Pilot - Production
2. WSUS ______ is best suited for small organizations - you add computers to computer groups manually by using the Update Services console.
autonomous
Event ID 16
Server-side Targeting
All Computers
3. The ______ is the component of WSUS clients that retrieves software from the WSUS server - verifies the digital signature and the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA1) hash - notifies the user that the update is available - and installs the software.
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Windows Update client
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
Server-side Targeting
4. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the amount of time for Windows Update to wait - following system startup - before continuing with a scheduled installation that was missed previously. If you don't specify this amount of time - a missed schedu
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
Enable Client-Side Targeting
5. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.
Computers
Remove Access
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
6. This Windows Update GP setting Specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later automatically changes the default shutdown option to Install Updates And Shut Down when Windows Update is waiting to install an update.
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7. WSUS ______ copy their configuration from the upstream WSUS server.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Pilot
replicas
8. The Windows Internal Database works for most purposes - but you can also use an existing database server on the local computer or a remote computer. The database server must be running either full or express editions of ______.
Network Access Protection (NAP)
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
9. The ______ log stores events related to synchronization - Update Services console errors - and WSUS database errors with a source of Windows Server Update Services.
Client-side Targeting
1. Examine the %SystemRoot%WindowsUpdate.log file 2. Verify that the client can connect to the WSUS server 3. If you use GP to configure the Windows Update client - use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) tool (Rsop.msc) to verify the configuration.
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
The Application event log
10. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Windows Update will immediately install updates that don't require the computer to be restarted.
Synchronization Schedule
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
11. ______ is an automated security auditing tool that identifies missing updates and configurations that might lead to security vulnerabilities.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
12. This Windows Update GP setting specifies that to complete a scheduled installation - Windows Update will wait for the computer to be restarted by any user who is logged on instead of cause the computer to restart automatically.
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Reporting Rollup
13. For the exam - know that ______ (whether domain or local) is the primary way to configure clients to use a WSUS server. You can't do it with Control Panel - the command line - or by editing service properties.
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Server-side Targeting
Group Policy
Server Cleanup Wizard
14. WSUS requires ______ because client computers retrieve updates by using HTTP or HTTPS (if you have an SSL certificate - such as one purchased from a public certification authority or generated by a Win Srvr 2008 CA).
Update Source And Proxy Server
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Internet Information Services (IIS)
15. WSUS can send an email message when new updates are synchronized - informing administrators that they should be evaluated - tested - and approved. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure those email notifications and you can also use this option t
Reporting Rollup
Production
E-Mail Notifications
Products And Classifications
16. Deploy updates to computers in a lab environment. This will allow you to verify that the update distribution mechanism works properly. Then you can test your applications on a computer after the updates have been installed. These statements describe
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
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No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Testing
17. ______ is a private version of the Microsoft Update service from which Windows computers automatically download updates.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
WSUS
Automatic Approvals
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
18. Typically - you will create computer groups for each stage of your update deployment process - which should resemble this scenario:
Production
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Personalization
Testing - Pilot - Production
19. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP1 or later will install updates signed using a trusted certificate even if the certificate is not from Microsoft.
Production
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
autonomous
The Application event log
20. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
E-Mail Notifications
wuauclt /a
21. To restart the Windows Update service on the client computer use the following two commands:
HTTP
Computers
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
The Application event log
22. WSUS includes the ______ command-line tool - which provides some capabilities not offered by the WSUS console.
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
WSUSUtil
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
Computers
23. WSUS option ______ allows you to select where updates are stored and which languages to download updates for.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
Update Files And Languages
24. To Automatically Wake Up The System To Install Scheduled Updates This Windows Update GP setting if people in your organization tend to shut down their computers when they leave the office - enable this setting to configure computers with supported ha
Server Cleanup Wizard
Testing
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
25. You can use several techniques to identify computers that are missing updates:
Testing
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
26. The Windows Update service also adds a Warning event ______ when it cannot connect to the automatic updates service - a sign that the client cannot reach your WSUS server.
Personalization
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Event ID 16
replicas
27. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the location of your WSUS server.
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Group Policy
28. WSUS option ______ configures the upstream WSUS server or configures the WSUS server to retrieve updates from Microsoft.
WSUSUtil
Update Source And Proxy Server
Server Cleanup Wizard
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
29. You use GPOs to add computers to computer groups when you enable client-side targeting. First - configure the WSUS server for client-side targeting by following these steps:
HTTP
PowerShell
Automatic Approvals
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
30. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose whether to place computers into groups by using the Update Services console or Group Policy and registry settings.
All Computers
Turn On Software Notifications
Computers
Server Cleanup Wizard
31. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS and a SQL Server - use ______ or ______ to the same computer as WSUS.
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
All Computers
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
32. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether the server displays data from downstream servers in reports. You can also select which items are shown in the To Do list that appears when you select the WSUS server name in the Update Services conso
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Update Source And Proxy Server
Personalization
Automatic Approvals
33. ______ is the latest version of MS Systems Management Server (SMS). It can provide detailed info about the updates and applications installed on managed computers.
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
autonomous
Testing - Pilot - Production
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
34. To create additional WSUS computer groups - follow these steps:
Server-side Targeting
Products And Classifications
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Configure Automatic Updates
35. This Windows Update GP setting if you use Automatic Updates - you can choose to enable this setting to have Win Vista or Win 7 display info about optional updates to users. It's disabled by default - and typically should remain disabled.
Programs tool in Control Panel
Turn On Software Notifications
WSUS
HTTP
36. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether all users or only administrators will receive update notifications. Non-administrators can install updates using the Windows Update client.
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
PowerShell
Windows Update client
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
37. This Windows Update GP setting specifies which group the computer is a member of. This option is useful only if you are using WSUS; you cannot use this option with Software Update Services (SUS) - the predecessor to WSUS.
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
Enable Client-Side Targeting
38. By default - downstream servers push reporting information to upstream servers - aggregating reporting data. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure each server to manage its own reporting data.
Server-side Targeting
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
Testing
Reporting Rollup
39. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later shows the Install Updates And Shut Down option.
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40. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how often the Windows Update client prompts the user to restart.
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
41. After testing - you will deploy updates to a pilot group. Typically - the pilot group is a set of computers belonging to your IT department or another computer-savvy group that is able to identify and work around problems. These statements describe w
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Pilot
Server Cleanup Wizard
42. By default - the WSUS database is located at ______.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
HTTP
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
43. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.
Synchronization Schedule
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Products And Classifications
replicas
44. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.
The Application event log
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
45. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS clients and the WSUS server - install a ______ on the server and configure IIS to require secure communications.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
replicas
Testing - Pilot - Production
SSL certificate
46. When troubleshooting the Windows Update client - to identify the source of the problem causing an update to fail - follow these steps:
1. Examine the %SystemRoot%WindowsUpdate.log file 2. Verify that the client can connect to the WSUS server 3. If you use GP to configure the Windows Update client - use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) tool (Rsop.msc) to verify the configuration.
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
All Computers
The Application event log
47. To make Windows Update begin querying the WSUS server - run the following command:
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
PowerShell
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48. WSUS creates three logs files that can be useful in troubleshooting. The default locations are:
Windows Update client
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
49. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose the Microsoft products that WSUS will download updates for.
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Windows Update client
Products And Classifications
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
50. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:
PowerShell
Turn On Software Notifications
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting