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MCTS: Managing Software Updates
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ______ file stores a record of every update installation - synchronization - and WSUS configuration change.
Testing - Pilot - Production
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Internet Information Services (IIS)
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
2. 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:
WSUSUtil
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
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.
3. WSUS ______ is best suited for small organizations - you add computers to computer groups manually by using the Update Services console.
Enable Client-Side Targeting
replicas
HTTP
Server-side Targeting
4. When troubleshooting the Windows Update client - to identify the source of the problem causing an update to fail - follow these steps:
Event ID 16
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.
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
5. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
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
Remove Access
6. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure updates for automatic approval.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Automatic Approvals
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
7. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how long the Windows Update client waits before automatically restarting.
Programs tool in Control Panel
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Pilot
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8. 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.
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
Client-side Targeting
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
9. 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 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
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Production
10. ______ is an automated security auditing tool that identifies missing updates and configurations that might lead to security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
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.
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11. 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.
Pilot
Internet Information Services (IIS)
E-Mail Notifications
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
12. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how often the Windows Update client prompts the user to restart.
Production
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
SSL certificate
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
13. You can also configure WSUS by accessing the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Windows ______.
Remove Access
Server Cleanup Wizard
PowerShell
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
14. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
WSUS
HTTP
Synchronization Schedule
15. ______ is a private version of the Microsoft Update service from which Windows computers automatically download updates.
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
WSUS
16. 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
Personalization
Enable Client-Side Targeting
autonomous
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
17. 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.
Windows Update client
Update Source And Proxy Server
Remove Access
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
18. 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.
Group Policy
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.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Enable Client-Side Targeting
19. WSUS ______ copy their configuration from the upstream WSUS server.
SSL certificate
replicas
Configure Automatic Updates
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
20. 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
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Server-side Targeting
Computers
21. 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.
Reporting Rollup
Client-side Targeting
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
22. 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.
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Update Files And Languages
Reporting Rollup
Server Cleanup Wizard
23. ______ is the latest version of MS Systems Management Server (SMS). It can provide detailed info about the updates and applications installed on managed computers.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Enable Client-Side Targeting
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
24. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.
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Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
25. 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
Personalization
HTTP
Synchronization Schedule
26. WSUS includes the ______ command-line tool - which provides some capabilities not offered by the WSUS console.
HTTP
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
WSUSUtil
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
27. 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
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Pilot
WSUSUtil
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
28. 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
E-Mail Notifications
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Server Cleanup Wizard
Enable Client-Side Targeting
29. To restart the Windows Update service on the client computer use the following two commands:
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
Automatic Approvals
30. 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.
E-Mail Notifications
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
WSUSUtil
31. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the location of your WSUS server.
replicas
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
The Application event log
Pilot
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
PowerShell
Server-side Targeting
Personalization
Remove Access
33. 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.
Turn On Software Notifications
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
Synchronization Schedule
Testing
34. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Windows Update will immediately install updates that don't require the computer to be restarted.
Personalization
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Products And Classifications
PowerShell
35. You can use several techniques to identify computers that are missing updates:
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Remove Access
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
36. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose the Microsoft products that WSUS will download updates for.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Products And Classifications
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Update Files And Languages
37. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
38. The ______ log stores events related to synchronization - Update Services console errors - and WSUS database errors with a source of Windows Server Update Services.
The Application event log
Personalization
PowerShell
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
39. 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.
PowerShell
E-Mail Notifications
Event ID 16
SSL certificate
40. 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.
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Server-side Targeting
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
41. 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.
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
SSL certificate
Client-side Targeting
42. 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-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Internet Information Services (IIS)
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E-Mail Notifications
43. 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.
Server Cleanup Wizard
Update Source And Proxy Server
Configure Automatic Updates
Enable Client-Side Targeting
44. 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
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Server-side Targeting
Configure Automatic Updates
45. 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
Pilot
WSUS
Testing
Event ID 16
46. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
Update Source And Proxy Server
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
SSL certificate
47. To create additional WSUS computer groups - follow these steps:
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.
Production
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
48. 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 ______.
replicas
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Turn On Software Notifications
Server-side Targeting
49. By default - the WSUS database is located at ______.
SSL certificate
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
50. 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.