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MCTS: Managing Software Updates
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1. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how frequently the Windows Update client checks for new updates. By default - this is a random time between 17 and 22 hours.
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Network Access Protection (NAP)
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
All Computers
2. WSUS includes the ______ command-line tool - which provides some capabilities not offered by the WSUS console.
WSUSUtil
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
Personalization
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
3. 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.
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Server Cleanup Wizard
Event ID 16
Reporting Rollup
4. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later shows the Install Updates And Shut Down option.
5. The ______ log stores events related to synchronization - Update Services console errors - and WSUS database errors with a source of Windows Server Update Services.
Testing - Pilot - Production
E-Mail Notifications
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
The Application event log
6. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the location of your WSUS server.
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
WSUSUtil
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
7. WSUS option ______ allows you to reconfigure WSUS by using the wizard interface used for initial configuration.
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Synchronization Schedule
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
8. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
replicas
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
9. 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:
Computers
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 Source And Proxy Server
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
10. What protocol do Windows Update clients use to retrieve updates from an update server?
Server Cleanup Wizard
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
HTTP
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
11. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS and a SQL Server - use ______ or ______ to the same computer as WSUS.
E-Mail Notifications
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
Server Cleanup Wizard
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
12. Whichever approach you use - you must first use the Update Services console to create computer groups. By default - a single computer group exists: ______.
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.
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.
All Computers
Server Cleanup Wizard
13. 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
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
E-Mail Notifications
Windows Update client
14. WSUS option ______ allows you to send MS some high-level details about updates in your organization - including the number of computers and how many computers successfully or unsuccessfully install each update. This is disabled by default.
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
replicas
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
Update Files And Languages
15. If the pilot deployment goes well and there are no reported problems after a week or more - you can deploy updates to your production computers with less risk of compatibility problems. These statements describe which WSUS deployment stage?
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.
Production
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
Client-side Targeting
16. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose whether to place computers into groups by using the Update Services console or Group Policy and registry settings.
WSUSUtil
WSUS
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Computers
17. Should an enterprise use client-side targeting or server-side targeting?
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
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.
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
18. 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.
19. 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
Pilot
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
WSUS
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
20. 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.
Reporting Rollup
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Products And Classifications
21. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.
Remove Access
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
Server Cleanup Wizard
Products And Classifications
22. Although you can remove some updates using WSUS - you typically need to manually remove updates from client computers by using the ______.
Programs tool in Control Panel
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Testing - Pilot - Production
Configure Automatic Updates
23. You can also configure WSUS by accessing the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Windows ______.
PowerShell
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Network Access Protection (NAP)
Programs tool in Control Panel
24. 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).
Server Cleanup Wizard
E-Mail Notifications
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Reporting Rollup
25. 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
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
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.
26. In organizations with distributed IT departments - you can design the WSUS architecture exactly as described in the previous section. The only difference is in the configuration
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
Enable Client-Side Targeting
autonomous
27. WSUS ______ is best suited for small organizations - you add computers to computer groups manually by using the Update Services console.
Server-side Targeting
Testing - Pilot - Production
Update Files And Languages
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
28. Over time - WSUS will accumulate updates that are no longer required and computers that are no longer active. WSUS option ______ helps you remove these outdated and unnecessary updates and computers - freeing disk space and reducing the size of the W
Server Cleanup Wizard
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
SSL certificate
Configure Automatic Updates
29. 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.
Enable Client-Side Targeting
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Server-side Targeting
Network Access Protection (NAP)
30. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:
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.
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
31. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether client computers will receive security updates and other important downloads through the Windows Update service. You also use this setting to configure whether the user is prompted to install updates o
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Configure Automatic Updates
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
Production
32. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose the Microsoft products that WSUS will download updates for.
Group Policy
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Products And Classifications
Pilot
33. To add computers to a group using server-side targeting - follow these steps:
Personalization
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
SSL certificate
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
34. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.
All Computers
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
35. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how long the Windows Update client waits before automatically restarting.
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
replicas
36. The ______ file stores a record of every update installation - synchronization - and WSUS configuration change.
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
Automatic Approvals
Network Access Protection (NAP)
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
37. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.
Synchronization Schedule
Internet Information Services (IIS)
PowerShell
Event ID 16
38. 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
Personalization
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
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.
39. ______ - when combined with the standard Windows System Health Validator - can verify that computers have recent updates installed each time they connect to your network.
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Network Access Protection (NAP)
Enable Client-Side Targeting
Automatic Approvals
40. 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
Automatic Approvals
Production
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
41. 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.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Client-side Targeting
SSL certificate
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
42. WSUS option ______ allows you to select where updates are stored and which languages to download updates for.
Update Files And Languages
Programs tool in Control Panel
Server Cleanup Wizard
Internet Information Services (IIS)
43. WSUS creates three logs files that can be useful in troubleshooting. The default locations are:
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Computers
Windows Update client
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
44. WSUS option ______ configures the upstream WSUS server or configures the WSUS server to retrieve updates from Microsoft.
Update Source And Proxy Server
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Computers
45. 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.
All Computers
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Update Files And Languages
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
46. ______ is the latest version of MS Systems Management Server (SMS). It can provide detailed info about the updates and applications installed on managed computers.
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
Automatic Approvals
E-Mail Notifications
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
47. 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.
replicas
WSUS
Enable Client-Side Targeting
SSL certificate
48. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how often the Windows Update client prompts the user to restart.
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
replicas
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Network Access Protection (NAP)
49. 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.
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
WSUSUtil
Windows Update client
Remove Access
50. 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.
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Client-side Targeting
Programs tool in Control Panel