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MCTS: Managing Software Updates
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1. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.
autonomous
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
2. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how often the Windows Update client prompts the user to restart.
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
3. You can also configure WSUS by accessing the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Windows ______.
Reporting Rollup
Turn On Software Notifications
PowerShell
Testing
4. 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?
The Application event log
Computers
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Production
5. You can use several techniques to identify computers that are missing updates:
Update Source And Proxy Server
Group Policy
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
6. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the location of your WSUS server.
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
wuauclt /a
WSUSUtil
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
7. WSUS creates three logs files that can be useful in troubleshooting. The default locations are:
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
replicas
WSUS
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
8. 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
replicas
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.
PowerShell
9. 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
Synchronization Schedule
Configure Automatic Updates
Pilot
E-Mail Notifications
10. 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.
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Enable Client-Side Targeting
replicas
11. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS and a SQL Server - use ______ or ______ to the same computer as WSUS.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Products And Classifications
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
12. 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
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
E-Mail Notifications
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
13. 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).
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.
Enable Client-Side Targeting
Reporting Rollup
Internet Information Services (IIS)
14. To make Windows Update begin querying the WSUS server - run the following command:
Server-side Targeting
Enable Client-Side Targeting
wuauclt /a
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
15. 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
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
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Server Cleanup Wizard
16. 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.
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Testing - Pilot - Production
17. To restart the Windows Update service on the client computer use the following two commands:
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Production
Server Cleanup Wizard
Personalization
18. 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
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
replicas
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.
Testing
19. Typically - you will create computer groups for each stage of your update deployment process - which should resemble this scenario:
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Production
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Testing - Pilot - Production
20. WSUS ______ is best suited for small organizations - you add computers to computer groups manually by using the Update Services console.
Synchronization Schedule
Configure Automatic Updates
Server-side Targeting
All Computers
21. The ______ log stores events related to synchronization - Update Services console errors - and WSUS database errors with a source of Windows Server Update Services.
HTTP
All Computers
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
The Application event log
22. To create additional WSUS computer groups - follow these steps:
SSL certificate
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
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.
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
23. 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.
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
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)
Event ID 16
24. When troubleshooting the Windows Update client - to identify the source of the problem causing an update to fail - follow these steps:
Turn On Software Notifications
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.
replicas
SSL certificate
25. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:
All Computers
Remove Access
Turn On Software Notifications
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
26. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Remove Access
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
27. 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.
Computers
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Client-side Targeting
SSL certificate
28. 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
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
HTTP
replicas
Pilot
29. ______ is a private version of the Microsoft Update service from which Windows computers automatically download updates.
WSUS
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Pilot
30. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Turn On Software Notifications
Testing - Pilot - Production
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
31. 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.
Testing - Pilot - Production
Network Access Protection (NAP)
wuauclt /a
Reporting Rollup
32. 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.
wuauclt /a
Windows Update client
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
33. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.
Synchronization Schedule
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
Pilot
wuauclt /a
34. 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
replicas
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.
Automatic Approvals
35. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose whether to place computers into groups by using the Update Services console or Group Policy and registry settings.
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
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
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Computers
36. 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.
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
PowerShell
SSL certificate
37. 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.
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Personalization
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
38. 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 ______.
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Configure Automatic Updates
39. 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
Configure Automatic Updates
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
Client-side Targeting
40. 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
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.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
41. 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
WSUS
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Turn On Software Notifications
42. 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.
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
The Application event log
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
Reporting Rollup
43. ______ - when combined with the standard Windows System Health Validator - can verify that computers have recent updates installed each time they connect to your network.
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.
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Programs tool in Control Panel
Network Access Protection (NAP)
44. 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
replicas
Network Access Protection (NAP)
autonomous
Update Source And Proxy Server
45. 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 Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
46. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Windows Update will immediately install updates that don't require the computer to be restarted.
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
Configure Automatic Updates
47. WSUS option ______ configures the upstream WSUS server or configures the WSUS server to retrieve updates from Microsoft.
Update Files And Languages
All Computers
Windows Update client
Update Source And Proxy Server
48. To add computers to a group using server-side targeting - follow these steps:
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Synchronization Schedule
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
49. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how long the Windows Update client waits before automatically restarting.
replicas
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
Programs tool in Control Panel
50. ______ is an automated security auditing tool that identifies missing updates and configurations that might lead to security vulnerabilities.
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Configure Automatic Updates
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)